Par"ting (?), n.
1. The act
of parting or dividing; the state of
being parted; division; separation. "The parting of the way." Ezek. xxi. 21.
2. A separation; a leave-taking.
Shak.
And there were sudden partings, such as press
The life from
out young hearts.
Byron. 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 lamellæ.
Par"ting (?), a. [From Part, v.]
1. Serving to part; dividing; separating.
2.
Given when departing; as, a parting shot; a parting salute. "Give him that parting kiss."
Shak.
3. Departing. "Speed the parting guest." Pope.
4. Admitting of being parted; partible.
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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