Par"don*ing, a. Relating to pardon; having or exercising the right to
pardon; willing to pardon; merciful; as, the pardoning power; a
pardoning God.
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.