1. A thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something
   "The carpenter swept up the wood parings from the workshop floor";
   - 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. Remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
   "pare one's fingernails";
   - trim
    
2. Cut small bits or pare shavings from
   "pare a piece of wood";
   - whittle
    
3. Remove the skin from
   "pare apples";
   - skin, peel
    
4. Decrease gradually or bit by bit
   "We need to pare down our expenses";
   - pare down

Sounds like: p

Derived forms: parings

Type of: article, cut, decrease, fragment, lessen, minify, object, physical object, strip

Encyclopedia: Paring