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ADJECTIVE (1)
1.
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Part \Part\ (p[aum]rt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Parted; p. pr. &
vb. n. Parting.] [F. partir, L. partire, partiri, p. p.
partitus, fr. pars, gen. partis, a part. See Part, n.]
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1. To divide; to separate into distinct parts; to break into
two or more parts or pieces; to sever. "Thou shalt part it
in pieces." --Lev. ii. 6.
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There, [celestial love] parted into rainbow hues.
--Keble.
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2. To divide into shares; to divide and distribute; to allot;
to apportion; to share.
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To part his throne, and share his heaven with thee.
--Pope.
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They parted my raiment among them. --John xix.
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3. To separate or disunite; to cause to go apart; to remove
from contact or contiguity; to sunder.
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The Lord do so to me, and more also, if aught but
death part thee and me. --Ruth i. 17.
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While he blessed them, he was parted from them, and
carried up into heaven. --Luke xxiv.
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The narrow seas that part
The French and English. --Shak.
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4. Hence: To hold apart; to stand between; to intervene
betwixt, as combatants.
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The stumbling night did part our weary powers.
--Shak.
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5. To separate by a process of extraction, elimination, or
secretion; as, to part gold from silver.
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The liver minds his own affair, . . .
And parts and strains the vital juices. --Prior.
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6. To leave; to quit. [Obs.]
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Since presently your souls must part your bodies.
--Shak.
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7. To separate (a collection of objects) into smaller
collections; as, to part one's hair in the middle.
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To part a cable (Naut.), to break it.
To part company, to separate, as travelers or companions.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
parted \part"ed\ (p[aum]rt"[e^]d), a.
1. Separated; divided.
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2. Endowed with parts or abilities. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
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3. (Bot.) Cleft so that the divisions reach nearly, but not
quite, to the midrib, or the base of the blade; -- said of
a leaf, and used chiefly in composition; as, three-parted,
five-parted, etc. --Gray.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
parted
adj 1: having a margin incised almost to the base so as to
create distinct divisions or lobes