parting

[Par·ting]

The act of departing politely

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Serving to part; dividing; separating.

Noun
the act of departing politely; "he disliked long farewells"; "he took his leave"; "parting is such sweet sorrow"

Adjective S.
delivered at the moment of parting as if in flight or retreat; "paused to deliver a parting shot at the door"; "a Parthian volley of expletives from Uncle Billy"- Bret Harte

p. pr. & vb. n.
of Part

v.
Serving to part; dividing; separating.

v.
Given when departing; as, a parting shot; a parting salute.

v.
Departing.

v.
Admitting of being parted; partible.

n.
The act of parting or dividing; the state of being parted; division; separation.

n.
A separation; a leave-taking.

n.
A surface or line of separation where a division occurs.

n.
The surface of the sand of one section of a mold where it meets that of another section.

n.
The separation and determination of alloys; esp., the separation, as by acids, of gold from silver in the assay button.

n.
A joint or fissure, as in a coal seam.

n.
The breaking, as of a cable, by violence.

n.
Lamellar separation in a crystallized mineral, due to some other cause than cleavage, as to the presence of twinning lamellae.

Parting

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.

Parting

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.

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. Lamellar separation in a crystallized mineral, due to some other cause than cleavage, as to the presence of twinning lamell'91.

Serving to part; dividing; separating.

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Usage Examples

Sometimes we look for those thunderous things to happen in our life for our lives to change or go in the other direction. We seek the miracle. We seek the parting of the seas, the moving of the mountains. But no, it's a quiet thing. At least for me it was.

Every parting gives a foretaste of death, every reunion a hint of the resurrection.

In every parting there is an image of death.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Every parting is a form of death, as every reunion is a type of heaven.

Good night, good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow, that I shall say good night till it be morrow.

There's a little vanity chair that Charlie gave me the first Christmas we knew each other. I'll not be parting with that, nor our bed - the four-poster - I'll be needing that to die in.