Parting

Parting
Parting Par"ting (p[aum]rt"[i^]ng), a. [From {Part}, v.] 1. Serving to part; dividing; separating. [1913 Webster]

2. Given when departing; as, a parting shot; a parting salute. ``Give him that parting kiss.'' --Shak. [1913 Webster]

3. Departing. ``Speed the parting guest.'' --Pope. [1913 Webster]

4. Admitting of being parted; partible. [1913 Webster]

{Parting fellow}, a partner. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

{Parting pulley}. See under {Pulley}.

{Parting sand} (Founding), dry, nonadhesive sand, sprinkled upon the partings of a mold to facilitate the separation.

{Parting strip} (Arch.), in a sash window, one of the thin strips of wood let into the pulley stile to keep the sashes apart; also, the thin piece inserted in the window box to separate the weights.

{Parting tool} (Mach.), a thin tool, used in turning or planing, for cutting a piece in two. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • parting — ► NOUN 1) the action or an act of parting. 2) Brit. a line of scalp revealed by combing the hair away in opposite directions on either side …   English terms dictionary

  • parting — [pärt′iŋ] adj. 1. dividing; separating 2. departing 3. given, spoken, done, etc. at parting n. 1. the act of breaking, dividing, or separating 2. a place of division or separation; dividing point or line 3. something that separates or divides …   English World dictionary

  • Parting — Parting. См. Разделение. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) …   Словарь металлургических терминов

  • parting — index divergent, division (act of dividing), egress, estrangement, leave (absence), rift (disagreement) …   Law dictionary

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  • parting — [[t]pɑ͟ː(r)tɪŋ[/t]] partings 1) N VAR Parting is the act of leaving a particular person or place. A parting is an occasion when this happens. Parting from any one of you for even a short time is hard... It was a dreadfully emotional parting. 2)… …   English dictionary

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