American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2
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Parting
P`ARTING, ppr. [from part.] Dividing; separating; breaking in pieces.
1. a. Given at separation; as a parting kiss or look.
2. Departing; declining; as the parting day.
P`ARTING, n. Division; separation. Ezek 21.
1. In chimistry, an operation by which gold and silver are separated from each other by different menstruums.
2. In seamen’s language, the breaking of a cable by violence.
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