See Also: Parted(medicine)
three-parted(medicine)
two-parted(medicine)
parted(1)(dictionary)
parted(2)(dictionary)

plica (iou) and parted(2) (iou)


plica (iou)



plica noun. , in sense 3 -cas. M17.
[mod. Latin from medieval Latin = fold, from Latin plicare: see PLY verb1.]
1. Medicine. In full plica polonica . A densely matted condition in chronically filthy hair. Now rare or obsolete. M17.
2. Anatomy & Zoology. A fold or ridge of tissue. E18.
plica circularis , any of the circular folds in the mucous membrane of the small intestine; usu. in pl.
Medieval Music. A notational symbol, variously interpreted but now usu. considered to represent a type of ornament; the ornament indicated. L18.
plical adjective pertaining to or of the Nature of a plica L19.

parted(2) (iou)



parted adjective2. L16.
[from PART noun + -ED2.]
Having abilities or talents of a specified kind; talented, accomplished. L16-L17.
Given a dramatic part or character. rare exc. in overparted. E17.