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PARING

\pˈe͡əɹɪŋ], \pˈe‍əɹɪŋ], \p_ˈeə_ɹ_ɪ_ŋ]\

Definitions of PARING

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

The act of cutting off the surface or extremites of anything.
That which is pared off.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

The act of cutting off the surface or extremites of anything.
That which is pared off.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

That which is pared off: rind: the cutting off the surface of grass land for tillage.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

The cutting off of a surface or edge.
The portion pared off; as, apple parings.
Any worthless scrap.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

n. That which is pared off;â€”a clipping, as a cloth;â€”the rind, as of fruit;â€”act or practice of cutting off the surface of grass land for tillage.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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