Pärt'ing1, a.
a. [From part.] Serving to part; dividing; separating.
Parting sand (Founding), burnt sand from castings, used to separate the sand in different sections of a mold.
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Parting
Pärt'ing2, n.
n. 1. The act of parting or dividing; a division or separation made by such an act; any thing divided, as a compartment.
And there were sudden partings, such as press The life from out young hearts. Byron.
Sense 2. (Chem.) An operation or process by which gold and silver are separated from each other.
Sense 3. (Naut.) The breaking, as of a cable, by violence.
Sense 4. (Geol.) A joint or fissure, as in a coal seam.