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parapet (n.)
1580s, from Middle French
parapet
"breastwork" (16c.), or directly from Italian
parapetto
, from
para-
"defense" (see
para-
(2)) +
petto
"breast," from Latin
pectus
(see
pectoral
(adj.)).
