parting
/ˈpɑːtɪŋ/ · verb
Meaning
- To leave the company of.
- To cut hair with a parting; shed.
- To divide in two.
- To be divided in two or separated; shed.
- To divide up; to share.
- To have a part or share; to partake.
- The act of parting or dividing; the state of being parted; division; separation.
- A farewell, the act of departing politely.
- The dividing line formed by combing the hair in different directions; part (US)
- (founding) The surface of the sand of one section of a mould where it meets that of another section.
- The separation and determination of alloys; especially, the separation, as by acids, of gold from silver in the assay button.
- A joint or fissure, as in a coal seam.
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