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Synonyms for pared

Grammar : Verb
Spell : pair
Phonetic Transcription : pɛər

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Définition of pared

Origin :
  • "to trim by cutting close," c.1300, from Old French parer "arrange, prepare; trim, adorn," and directly from Latin parare "make ready, furnish, provide, arrange, order," related to parere "produce, bring forth, give birth to," from PIE root *pere- "produce, procure, bring forward, bring forth," and derived words in diverse senses (cf. Lithuanian pariu "to brood," Greek poris "calf, bull," Old High German farro, German Farre "bullock," Old English fearr "bull," Sanskrit prthukah "child, calf, young of an animal," Czech spratek "brat, urchin, premature calf"). Generalized meaning "to reduce something little by little" is from 1520s. Related: Pared; paring.
  • verb peel, trim
Example sentences :
  • The black strips at the end of each nail, Martin pared off with his jackknife.
  • Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
  • You may add turnips (pared and sliced) to the other vegetables.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • Should the edges of the cheese project, they must be pared off.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • Put in the apples, which should be pared and cored, and sprinkle in the sugar and lemon rind.
  • Extract from : « The Skilful Cook » by Mary Harrison
  • Apples should be pared and quartered, gooseberries and currants should be picked and cleaned, before they are put into the batter.
  • Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton
  • Miss Barrington had pared down retrenchment to the very quick.
  • Extract from : « Barrington » by Charles James Lever
  • After she had pared the apples, she cut each one into four quarters.
  • Extract from : « The Apple Dumpling and Other Stories for Young Boys and Girls » by Unknown
  • If the roots are only in the surface-skin of soil, when that is pared off the plant goes.
  • Extract from : « Expositions of Holy Scripture » by Alexander Maclaren
  • The edges must then be pared and approximated as directed above.
  • Extract from : « A Manual of the Operations of Surgery » by Joseph Bell
  • The neck of the flap is sure to be redundant and prominent, but can be pared.
  • Extract from : « A Manual of the Operations of Surgery » by Joseph Bell

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