Fools parsley

Fool \Fool\, n. [OE. fol, n. & adj., F. fol, fou, foolish, mad;
   a fool, prob. fr. L. follis a bellows, wind bag, an inflated
   ball; perh. akin to E. bellows. Cf. {Folly}, {Follicle}.]
   1. One destitute of reason, or of the common powers of
      understanding; an idiot; a natural.
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   2. A person deficient in intellect; one who acts absurdly, or
      pursues a course contrary to the dictates of wisdom; one
      without judgment; a simpleton; a dolt.
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            Extol not riches, then, the toil of fools. --Milton.
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            Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn
            in no other.                          --Franklin.
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   3. (Script.) One who acts contrary to moral and religious
      wisdom; a wicked person.
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            The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.
                                                  --Ps. xiv. 1.
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   4. One who counterfeits folly; a professional jester or
      buffoon; a retainer formerly kept to make sport, dressed
      fantastically in motley, with ridiculous accouterments.
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            Can they think me . . . their fool or jester?
                                                  --Milton.
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   {April fool}, {Court fool}, etc. See under {April}, {Court},
      etc.

   {Fool's cap}, a cap or hood to which bells were usually
      attached, formerly worn by professional jesters.

   {Fool's errand}, an unreasonable, silly, profitless adventure
      or undertaking.

   {Fool's gold}, iron or copper pyrites, resembling gold in
      color.

   {Fool's paradise}, a name applied to a limbo (see under
      {Limbo}) popularly believed to be the region of vanity and
      nonsense. Hence, any foolish pleasure or condition of vain
      self-satistaction.

   {Fool's parsley} (Bot.), an annual umbelliferous plant
      ({Aethusa Cynapium}) resembling parsley, but nauseous and
      poisonous.

   {To make a fool of}, to render ridiculous; to outwit; to
      shame. [Colloq.]

   {To play the fool}, to act foolishly; to act the buffoon; to
      act a foolish part. "I have played the fool, and have
      erred exceedingly." --1 Sam. xxvi. 21.
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Parsley \Pars"ley\ (p[aum]rs"l[y^]), n. [OE. persely, persil, F.
   persil, L. petroselinum rock parsley, Gr. petrose`linon;
   pe`tros stone + se`linon parsley. Cf. {Celery}.] (Bot.)
   An aromatic umbelliferous herb ({Carum Petroselinum}), having
   finely divided leaves which are used in cookery and as a
   garnish.
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         As she went to the garden for parsley, to stuff a
         rabbit.                                  --Shak.
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   {Fool's parsley}. See under {Fool}.

   {Hedge parsley}, {Milk parsley}, {Stone parsley}, names given
      to various weeds of similar appearance to the parsley.

   {Parsley fern} (Bot.), a small fern with leaves resembling
      parsley ({Cryptogramme crispa}).

   {Parsley piert} (Bot.), a small herb ({Alchemilla arvensis})
      formerly used as a remedy for calculus.
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