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1. A thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something
   - sliver, shaving
    
2. (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"

1. Make a score (on a hole) equal to par

1. Decrease gradually or bit by bit
   - pare down
    
2. Cut small bits or pare shavings from
   - whittle
    
3. Strip the skin off
   "pare apples"
   - skin, peel
    
4. Remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
   "pare one's fingernails"
   - trim

Sounds like: pairing

Derived forms: parings

See also: parer

Type of: cut, decrease, fragment, hit, lessen, minify, object, physical object, rack up, score, strip, tally

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