Paring

Paring
Paring Par"ing, n. [From {Pare}, v. t.] 1. The act of cutting off the surface or extremites of anything. [1913 Webster]

2. That which is pared off. --Pope. [1913 Webster]

Pare off the surface of the earth, and with the parings raise your hills. --Mortimer. [1913 Webster]


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  • paring — PARÍNG s.m. v. părâng. Trimis de valeriu, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 …   Dicționar Român

  • paring — [per′iŋ] n. 1. the act of one who pares something 2. a thin piece or strip pared off, as of the skin of a potato …   English World dictionary

  • Paring — Pare Pare, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pared}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Paring}.] [F. parer to pare, as a horse s hoofs, to dress or curry, as, leather, to clear, as anchors or cables, to parry, ward off, fr. L. parare to prepare. Cf. {Empire}, {Parade},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • paring — noun Paring is used before these nouns: ↑knife …   Collocations dictionary

  • paring — nuolupos statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Kevalai (pvz., kiaušinių). atitikmenys: angl. paring; shelling vok. abgeschälte Schale, f rus. кожура, f …   Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

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  • Paring Abbey — (Kloster Paring) was a Benedictine monastery in Langquaid in the district of Kelheim in Bavaria, Germany.HistoryThe monastery, dedicated to Saint Michael, was founded in 1141 by Gebhard von Roning, as a monastery of the Augustinian Canons, which… …   Wikipedia

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