1. Serving to part; dividing; separating.
2. Given when departing; as, a
parting shot; a
parting salute. "Give
him that
parting kiss."
3. Departing. "Speed the
parting guest."
4. Admitting of
being parted; partible. Parting lad, a partner. Parting pulley. See Pulley. Parting sand, a
thin tool, used in turning or planing, for
cutting a
piece in two.
Origin: From Part.
1. The
act of
parting or dividing; the state of
being parted; division; separation. "The
parting of the way."
2. A separation; a leave-taking. "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. The surface of the
sand of one
section of a
mold where it meets that of other section.
5.
The separation and determination of alloys; especially, the separation, as by acids, of gold from silver in the assay button.
6. A joint or fissure, as in a coal seam.
7. The breaking, as of a cable, by violence.
8. Lamellar separation in a crystallized mineral, due to some another reason than cleavage, as to the presence of twinning lamellae.
Source: Websters Vocabulary