adj. leaving a starting or stopping point on a journey;
a. [ From Part, v. ]
Parting fellow,
Parting pulley.
Parting sand (Founding),
Parting strip (Arch.),
Parting tool (Mach.),
n.
And there were sudden partings, such as press
The life from out young hearts. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Imparting by one's own, or by its own, powers and will. Norris. [ 1913 Webster ]
. (Phys. Geog.) A summit from the opposite sides of which rain waters flow to different streams; a line separating the drainage districts of two streams or coasts; a divide; a watershed. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]