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paring

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par·ing  (pârng)
n.
1. Something, such as a skin or peel, that has been pared off.
2. The act of removing the outer covering or skin.

paring [ˈpɛərɪŋ]
n
(often plural) something pared or cut off
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.paring - a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from somethingparing - a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something
fragment - a piece broken off or cut off of something else; "a fragment of rock"
splint - a thin sliver of wood; "he lit the fire with a burning splint"
turning - a shaving created when something is produced by turning it on a lathe
2.paring - (usually plural) a part of a fruit or vegetable that is pared or cut off; especially the skin or peel; "she could peel an apple with a single long paring"
object, physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects"
plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
Translations
paring:
paring gouge
n (Tech) → Hohlbeitel m
paring knife
nSchälmesser nt


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There was the comb I had contrived out of the stumps of the king's beard, and another of the same materials, but fixed into a paring of her majesty's thumb-nail, which served for the back.
Edward having obeyed him, he took an elegant little knife from his pocket, and paring his nails, continued:
said Roker, appealing to another man in the lodge, who was paring the mud off his shoes with a five-and- twenty-bladed pocket-knife.
 
 
 
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