Webster's Dictionary 1913

1351

Partite

Par″tite (?), a. [L. partitus, p. p. of partire to part, divide, from pars. See Part, and cf. Party, a.] (Bot.) Divided nearly to the base; as, a partite leaf is a simple separa...

1352

Partition

Par‐ti″tion (?), n. [F. partition, L. partitio. See Part, v.] 1. The act of parting or dividing; the state of being parted; separation; division; distribution; as, the partition...

1353

Partition (2)

Par‐ti″tion (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Partitioned (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Partitioning.] 1. To divide into parts or shares; to divide and distribute; as, to partition an estate among ...

1354

Partitionment

Par‐ti″tion‐ment (?), n. The act of partitioning.

1355

Partitive

Par″ti‐tive (?), a. [Cf. F. partitif.] (Gram.) Denoting a part; as, a partitive genitive.

1356

Partitive (2)

Par″ti‐tive, n.(Gram.) A word expressing partition, or denoting a part.

1357

Partitively

Par″ti‐tive‐ly, adv. In a partitive manner.

1358

Partlet

Part″let (?), n. [Dim. of part.] 1. A covering for the neck, and sometimes for the shoulders and breast; originally worn by both sexes, but later by women alone; a ruff. Fuller....

1359

Partly

Part″ly, adv. In part; in some measure of degree; not wholly. “I partly believe it.” 1 Cor. xi. 18.

1360

Partner

Part″ner (pärt″nẽr), n. [For parcener, influenced by part.] 1. One who has a part in anything with an other; a partaker; an associate; a sharer. “Partner of his fortune.” Shak. ...

1361

Partner (2)

Part″ner, v. t. To associate, to join. Shak.

1362

Partnership

Part″ner‐ship, n. 1. The state or condition of being a partner; as, to be in partnership with another; to have partnership in the fortunes of a family or a state.2. A division o...

1363

Partook

Par‐took″ (pär‐to͝ok″), imp. of Partake.

1364

Partridge

Par″tridge (pär″trĭj), n. [OE. partriche, pertriche, OF. pertris, perdriz, F. perdrix, L. perdix, -icis, fr. Gr. πέρδιξ.] (Zoöl.) 1. Any one of numerous species of small gallina...

1365

Parture

Par″ture (?), n. Departure. Spenser.

1366

Parturiate

Par‐tu″ri‐ate (?), v. i. [See Parturient.] To bring forth young.

1367

Parturiency

Par‐tu″ri‐en‐cy (?), n. Parturition.

1368

Parturient

Par‐tu″ri‐ent (?), a. [L. parturiens, p. pr. of parturire to desire to bring forth, fr. parere, partum, to bring forth. See Parent.] Bringing forth, or about to bring forth, you...

1369

Parturifacient

Par‐tu′ri‐fa″cient (?), n. [L. parturire to desire to bring forth + facere to make.] (Med.) A medicine tending to cause parturition, or to give relief in childbearing. Dunglison.

1370

Parturious

Par‐tu″ri‐ous (?), a. Parturient. Drayton.

1371

Parturition

Par′tu‐ri″tion (?), n. [L. parturitio, fr. parturire: cf. F. parturition. See Parturient.] 1. The act of bringing forth, or being delivered of, young; the act of giving birth; d...

1372

Parturitive

Par‐tu″ri‐tive (?), a. Pertaining to parturition; obstetric.

1373

Party

Par″ty (pär″ty̆), n.; pl.Parties (#). [F. parti and partie, fr. F. partir to part, divide, L. partire, partiri. See Part, v.] 1. A part or portion. “The most party of the time.”...

1374

Party (2)

Par″ty, a. [F. parti divided, fr. partir to divide. See Part, v., and cf. Partite.] 1. (Her.) Parted or divided, as in the direction or form of one of the ordinaries; as, an esc...

1375

Party (3)

Par″ty, adv. Partly. Chaucer.

1376

Party-coated

Par″ty–coat′ed (?), a. Having a motley coat, or coat of divers colors. Shak.

1377

Party-colored

{ Par″ty–col′ored, Par″ti–col′ored } (?), a. Colored with different tints; variegated; as, a party-colored flower. “Parti-colored lambs.” Shak.