Paring

['peərɪŋ] or ['pɛrɪŋ]

Definition

(noun.) (usually plural) a part of a fruit or vegetable that is pared or cut off; especially the skin or peel; 'she could peel an apple with a single long paring'.

(noun.) a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something.

Typist: Lolita--From WordNet

Definition

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pare

(v. t.) The act of cutting off the surface or extremites of anything.

(v. t.) That which is pared off.

Inputed by Hahn

Definition

n. act of trimming or cutting off: that which is pared off: rind: the cutting off of the surface of grass land for tillage.

Inputed by Addie