The Collaborative International Dictionary
Parting \Par"ting\ (p[aum]rt"[i^]ng), a. [From Part, v.]
Serving to part; dividing; separating.
Given when departing; as, a parting shot; a parting salute. ``Give him that parting kiss.''
--Shak.Departing. ``Speed the parting guest.''
--Pope.-
Admitting of being parted; partible.
Parting fellow, a partner. [Obs.]
--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.
Usage examples of "parting tool".
He brought forward the parting tool and parted off the piece one and a half inches long down to a diameter of about a quarter of an inch, and chamfered the small end shape roughly by the careful manipulation of a knife tool in the four-tool post.