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.
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Par"ting (?), n. 1. The act of parting or dividing; the state of being
parted; division; separation. "The parting of the way." Ezek. xxi. 21.