PARTING

Par″ting (?), a. [[From Part, v.]] 1. 1. Serving to part; dividing; separating.
2. 2. Given when departing; as, a parting shot; a parting salute. “Give him that parting kiss.” Shak.
3. 3. Departing. “Speed the parting guest.” Pope.
4. 4. Admitting of being parted; partible.
Parting fellow, a partner. 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.