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noun

Parting n.

1.

The act of parting or dividing; the state of being parted; division; separation. "The parting of the way."

2.

A separation; a leave-taking. "And there were sudden partings, such as press The life from out young hearts."

3.

A surface or line of separation where a division occurs.

4.

(Founding) The surface of the sand of one section of a mold where it meets that of another section.

5.

(Chem.) The separation and determination of alloys; esp., the separation, as by acids, of gold from silver in the assay button.

6.

(Geol.) A joint or fissure, as in a coal seam.

7.

(Naut.) The breaking, as of a cable, by violence.

8.

(Min.) Lamellar separation in a crystallized mineral, due to some other cause than cleavage, as to the presence of twinning lamellae.

adjective

Parting adj.

1.

Serving to part; dividing; separating.

2.

Given when departing; as, a parting shot; a parting salute. "Give him that parting kiss."

3.

Departing. "Speed the parting guest."

4.

Admitting of being parted; partible.

Parting fellow, a partner. (Obs.)

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.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... will materially assist your labour; take time and have patience, and you will be rewarded by seeing a perfect model of the stag's head come out of the mould in due course. [Footnote: Baking, when practicable, will often assist the parting of the mould ...

— Practical Taxidermy • Montagu Browne

... the Palachocolas Indians, but the floods from the Cherokee mountains had so swelled the freshes, as to make that passage too tedious. They, therefore, went back to Abercorn, and thence to the designed settlement of the Saltzburgers, where Oglethorpe, parting with his honorable friend, crossed the river with the Indians, and renewed his excursion to Palachocolas. There he found a fort erected at the lowest passage of the river, and forty-five miles from Savannah. Returning from this visit, as he entered Ebenezer he found eight of the ...

— Biographical Memorials of James Oglethorpe • Thaddeus Mason Harris

... compensate for spoiling their dinner-party, the agent gave them some rations and his parting blessing. It ...

— Red Men and White • Owen Wister

... dusty road that ran between half-ripe wheat fields, bordered with poplar trees. The wild morning-glories and Queen Anne's lace that grew by the road-side were still shining with dew. A fresh breeze stirred the bearded grain, parting it in furrows and fanning out streaks of crimson poppies. The new officer was not intrusive, certainly. He walked along, whistling softly to himself, seeming quite lost in the freshness of the morning, or in his own thoughts. There had ...

— One of Ours • Willa Cather

... by the heir, and is in chancery at this very moment. The Justinianis have ropes of pearls—Madame Justiniani of Paris, I have been told, gives a rope to every one of her children when they marry—but there is no expectation of a Justiniani parting with any thing. Pearls are troublesome property, my lord. They require great care; they want both air and exercise; they must be worn frequently; you cannot lock them up. The Duchess of Havant has the finest pearls in this country, and I told her grace, 'Wear them whenever ...

— Lothair • Benjamin Disraeli

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