partition, partycyon

[Fr. partition, from Lat. partitionem, acc us. of partitio = a sharing, a division, from part it us, pa. par. of partio =to divide; pars (gen it. partis )=a part; Sp. part i cion; Ital. partizione.] IMG:content-0702.png:[blocks in formation] 2. The state of being divided. 3. The place or part where separation is made. "The mound was newly made, no sight could pa Betwixt the nice partitions of the gra ." Dryden: Flower and Leaf, 69. *4. Distinction; point or line of division. "Good from bad find no partition." Shakesp.: Henry IV ., Pt . II ., iv. 1. *5. That which separates or divides. "Great wits are sure to madne near allied, And thin partitions do their bounds divide." Dryden: Absalom and Achitophel , i. 164. *6. A separate part; a compartment, an apartment. ( Milton : P. L., viii. 105.) *7. A division, a heading. parting-bullion, subst . A mixture of gold and silver. When the gold is greater in quantity, the mixture is called a gold parting, and when the silver is greater, a silver parting. Native gold is always found alloyed with silver, and native silver is scmetimes found alloyed with gold. It is only when the alloy is in sufficient abundance to pay for extrac--Bacon: Advancement of Learning , ii. tion or parting, that it is called parting-bullion. IMG:content-0703.png:[blocks in formation] 1. Marble - working : A rasp of peculiar shape, coarse or fine in grain, and used by marble-workers. 2. Turning: A cutting-tool used by wood and ivory turners for separating turned pieces from the block, turning out interior cylinders, . 3. Carving: An angular gouge like a hollow graver, used for marking outlines, tendrils, stems, and markings of leaves, . 4. Join.: A chisel with a bent edge.