*parte*

n. sing. & pl. someone who is no longer alive; as, let us pray for the departed.
Syn. -- dead person, dead soul, deceased person, deceased, decedent. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. 1. past; -- used of time; as, departed summers.
Syn. -- bygone, bypast, foregone, gone. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

2. dead; as, our dear departed parents. [ euphemistic ]
Syn. -- asleep(predicate), at peace(predicate), at rest(predicate), cold, deceased, gone. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. One who refines metals by separation. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who departs. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. ep- + arterial. ] (Anat.) Situated upon or above an artery; -- applied esp. to the branches of the bronchi given off above the point where the pulmonary artery crosses the bronchus. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ [ L. See Ex-, and Part. ] Upon or from one side only; one-sided; partial; as, an ex parte statement. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ex parte application, one made without notice or opportunity to oppose. --
Ex parte council, one that assembles at the request of only one of the parties in dispute. --
Ex parte hearing or
Ex parte evidence (Law), that which is had or taken by one side or party in the absence of the other. Hearings before grand juries, and affidavits, are ex parte. Wharton's Law Dict. Burrill. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Hypo- + arterial. ] (Anat.) Situated below an artery; applied esp. to the branches of the bronchi given off below the point where the pulmonary artery crosses the bronchus. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who imparts. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Separated; divided. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Endowed with parts or abilities. [ Obs. ] B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (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; as, three-parted, five-parted, etc. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who, or which, parts or separates. Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., fr. par on, by (L. per) + terre earth, ground, L. terra. See Terrace. ] 1. (Hort.) An ornamental and diversified arrangement of beds or plots, in which flowers are cultivated, with intervening spaces of gravel or turf for walking on. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The pit of a theater; the parquet. [ France ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. repartie, fr. repartir to reply, depart again; pref. re- re- partir to part, depart. See Part. ] A smart, ready, and witty reply. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cupid was as bad as he;
Hear but the youngster's repartee. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Retort; reply. See Retort. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Reparteed p. pr. & vb. n. Reparteeing. ] To make smart and witty replies. [ R. ] Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A narcotic alkaloid extracted from the tops of the common broom (Cytisus scoparius, formerly Spartium scoparium), as a colorless oily liquid of aniline-like odor and very bitter taste. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., from Sp. esparto esparto, L. spartum, Gr. &unr_;. ] Articles made of the blades or fiber of the Lygeum Spartum and Stipa tenacissima (syn. Macrochloa tenacissima), kinds of grass used in Spain and other countries for making ropes, mats, baskets, nets, and mattresses. Loudon. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Divided into, or consisting of, three parts; tripartite. [ 1913 Webster ]

Three-parted leaf (Bot.), a leaf divided into three parts down to the base, but not entirely separate. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. tri- + parted. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Her.) Parted into three piece; having three parts or pieces; -- said of the field or of a bearing; as, a cross triparted. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) Divided nearly to the base into three segments or lobes. [ 1913 Webster ]