From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Part \Part\ (p[aum]rt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Parted}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Parting}.] [F. partir, L. partire, partiri, p. p.
partitus, fr. pars, gen. partis, a part. See {Part}, n.]
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1. To divide; to separate into distinct parts; to break into
two or more parts or pieces; to sever. "Thou shalt part it
in pieces." --Lev. ii. 6.
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There, [celestial love] parted into rainbow hues.
--Keble.
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2. To divide into shares; to divide and distribute; to allot;
to apportion; to share.
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To part his throne, and share his heaven with thee.
--Pope.
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They parted my raiment among them. --John xix.
24.
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3. To separate or disunite; to cause to go apart; to remove
from contact or contiguity; to sunder.
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The Lord do so to me, and more also, if aught but
death part thee and me. --Ruth i. 17.
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While he blessed them, he was parted from them, and
carried up into heaven. --Luke xxiv.
51.
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The narrow seas that part
The French and English. --Shak.
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4. Hence: To hold apart; to stand between; to intervene
betwixt, as combatants.
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The stumbling night did part our weary powers.
--Shak.
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5. To separate by a process of extraction, elimination, or
secretion; as, to part gold from silver.
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The liver minds his own affair, . . .
And parts and strains the vital juices. --Prior.
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6. To leave; to quit. [Obs.]
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Since presently your souls must part your bodies.
--Shak.
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7. To separate (a collection of objects) into smaller
collections; as, to part one's hair in the middle.
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{To part a cable} (Naut.), to break it.
{To part company}, to separate, as travelers or companions.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Parting \Par"ting\ (p[aum]rt"[i^]ng), a. [From {Part}, v.]
1. Serving to part; dividing; separating.
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2. Given when departing; as, a parting shot; a parting
salute. "Give him that parting kiss." --Shak.
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3. Departing. "Speed the parting guest." --Pope.
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4. Admitting of being parted; partible.
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{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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Parting \Par"ting\ (p[aum]rt"[i^]ng), n.
1. The act of parting or dividing; the state of being parted;
division; separation. "The parting of the way." --Ezek.
xxi. 21.
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2. A separation; a leave-taking. --Shak.
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And there were sudden partings, such as press
The life from out young hearts. --Byron.
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3. A surface or line of separation where a division occurs.
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4. (Founding) The surface of the sand of one section of a
mold where it meets that of another section.
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5. (Chem.) The separation and determination of alloys; esp.,
the separation, as by acids, of gold from silver in the
assay button.
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6. (Geol.) A joint or fissure, as in a coal seam.
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7. (Naut.) The breaking, as of a cable, by violence.
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8. (Min.) Lamellar separation in a crystallized mineral, due
to some other cause than cleavage, as to the presence of
twinning lamell[ae].
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
parting
n 1: the act of departing politely; "he disliked long
farewells"; "he took his leave"; "parting is such sweet
sorrow" [syn: {farewell}, {leave}, {leave-taking},
{parting}]
2: a line of scalp that can be seen when sections of hair are
combed in opposite directions; "his part was right in the
middle" [syn: {part}, {parting}]
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