Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Separated or divided into parts.
- adjective Being or kept apart; separated.
- adjective Botany Cleft almost to the base, so as to have distinct divisions or lobes.
- adjective Deceased.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Departed; deceased; dead.
- Endowed with parts or abilities.
- In botany, cleft or divided nearly to the base, as leaves. Also
partite . - In heraldry, same as
party - Having a part or character in a play allotted to (one): as, the leading man was badly parted.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Separated; divided.
- adjective obsolete Endowed with parts or abilities.
- adjective (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
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
part .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
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Examples
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Knollys was a young English bride, sunny-haired, hopeful-eyed, with lips that parted to make you love them, parted before they smiled, and all the soft regions of her face broke into attendant dimples.
Mrs. Knollys 1907
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Grayskin parted from the four old elk, and went on with Karr.
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It was before the castle and the title parted company: that is a tale worth telling too! there was little fair play in either! but I will not trouble you with it now.
Donal Grant, by George MacDonald George MacDonald 1864
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As he landed, the chain parted from the rock, swiftly disappeared down the opposite aperture, and its covering closed with the same low, solemn murmur as before.
Chapter 5 - Part II 1822
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In the year since Cotten and her label parted ways, she's toured and recorded with the American Soul & Rock & Roll Choir, narrowly missed getting cuts with Beyoncé and Tina Turner, recorded and produced an as-yet-unreleased album (it's more sophisticated, keyboard-driven R&B than country) and generally regrouped.
NashvilleScene.com 2009
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Then, as the curtain parted and an orchestra played, it was time for one of Aimee Semple McPherson's illustrious pageants ..
Greg Mitchell: Dispatches From Incredible 1934 Campaign: Dirtiest Race Ever Reaches Its Peak Greg Mitchell 2010
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Then, as the curtain parted and an orchestra played, it was time for one of Aimee Semple McPherson's illustrious pageants ..
Greg Mitchell: Dispatches From Incredible 1934 Campaign: Dirtiest Race Ever Reaches Its Peak Greg Mitchell 2010
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Then, as the curtain parted and an orchestra played, it was time for one of Aimee Semple McPherson's illustrious pageants ..
Greg Mitchell: Dispatches From Incredible 1934 Campaign: Dirtiest Race Ever Reaches Its Peak Greg Mitchell 2010
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Then, as the curtain parted and an orchestra played, it was time for one of Aimee Semple McPherson's illustrious pageants ..
Greg Mitchell: Dispatches From Incredible 1934 Campaign: Dirtiest Race Ever Reaches Its Peak Greg Mitchell 2010
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Then, as the curtain parted and an orchestra played, it was time for one of Aimee Semple McPherson's illustrious pageants ..
Greg Mitchell: Dispatches from Incredible 1934 Campaign: Dirtiest Race Ever Reaches Its Peak Greg Mitchell 2010
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