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Definitions for Parings
[1] the act of a person or thing that pares.
[2] a piece or part pared off: apple parings.
[3] to cut off the outer coating, layer, or part of.
[4] to remove (an outer coating, layer, or part) by cutting (often followed by off or away ).
[5] to reduce or remove by or as by cutting; diminish or decrease gradually (often followed by down ): to pare down one's expenses.
[6] (often plural) something pared or cut off
[7] to peel or cut (the outer layer) from (something)
[8] to cut the edges from (the nails); trim
[9] to decrease bit by bit
[10] Ambroise (ɑ̃brwaz). 1510–90, French surgeon. He reintroduced ligature of arteries following amputation instead of cauterization
Words related to Parings
have, lower, prune, reduce, scrape, decrease, slash, cut, clip, flay, skin, decorticate, crop, dock, lop, thin, scalp, strip, carve, uncover
Words nearby Parings
paringparieto-, parieto-occipital sulcus, parietography, parinaud's oculoglandular syndrome, parinaud's ophthalmoplegia, paring, paring chisel, paring gouge, paring knife, paripinnate, paris
Origin of Parings
e1275–1325; Middle English paren < Middle French parer to make ready, trim < Latin parāre to prepare
Words that may be confused with Parings
WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, parepair, pare, payer, pear
Other words from Parings
pare·a·ble , adjective
un·pared , adjective
Word origin for Parings
eC13: from Old French parer to adorn, from Latin parāre to make ready
Synonyms for Parings
debris, silt, slag, balance, dregs, dross, excess, extra, garbage, heel, junk, leavings, leftovers, remainder, remains, remnant, residual, residuum, rest, scourings, scraps, scum, sewage, shavings, surplus, trash, orts