(metalworking) Dry, non-adhesive sand sprinkled upon the partings of a mould to facilitate the separation.

plural of pars recta

(law) Of, relating to, or characteristic of a proceeding where one of the involved parties is not present. / Concerning only one side of a matter; one-sided.

(law) In the manner of a proceeding where one of the involved parties is not (or sometimes may not be) present.

(music) A form of unaccompanied, often homophonic, vocal composition usually for a few voices or a small choir

A summit from whose opposite sides rainwater flows into different streams; a line separating the drainage districts of two streams or coasts; a divide; a watershed.

plural of water parting

(idiomatic) a separation of two things or people because of a disagreement, a point of divergence, especially an important one

plural of centre parting

plural of part song