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English Dictionary: paring	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
paring n a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something Synonym(s): paring, sliver, shaving (usually plural) a part of a fruit or vegetable that is pared or cut off; especially the skin or peel; "she could peel an apple with a single long paring"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pare \Pare\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pared}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Paring}.] [F. parer to pare, as a horse's hoofs, to dress or curry, as, leather, to clear, as anchors or cables, to parry, ward off, fr. L. parare to prepare. Cf. {Empire}, {Parade}, {Pardon}, {Parry}, {Prepare}.] 1. To cut off, or shave off, the superficial substance or extremities of; as, to pare an apple; to pare a horse's hoof. 2. To remove; to separate; to cut or shave, as the skin, ring, or outside part, from anything; -- followed by off or away; as; to pare off the ring of fruit; to pare away redundancies. 3. Fig.: To diminish the bulk of; to reduce; to lessen. The king began to pare a little the privilege of clergy. --Bacon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Paring \Par"ing\, n. [From {Pare}, v. t.] 1. The act of cutting off the surface or extremites of anything. 2. That which is pared off. --Pope. Pare off the surface of the earth, and with the parings raise your hills. --Mortimer.