to pare close
1pare — (v.) to trim by cutting close, early 14c., from O.Fr. parer arrange, prepare, trim, from L. parare make ready, related to parere produce, bring forth, give birth to, from PIE root *per to bring forward, bring forth (Cf. Lith. pariu to brood, Gk.… …
2shave — v. a. 1. Cut off (close to the surface). 2. Make smooth or bare (as by cutting off hair closely), to pare close. 3. Slice, cut in thin slices. 4. Strip, fleece, pillage, shear, oppress (by extortion). 5. Graze, skim, touch lightly (in passing… …
3Mere (weapon) — Pare Watene in 1878 holding a mere (by Gottfried Lindauer) The mere (pronounced [ˈmɛrɛ]) is a type of short, broad bladed club (patu), usually made from Nephrite jade (Pounamu or greenstone) …
4motion picture — motion picture, adj. 1. a sequence of consecutive pictures of objects photographed in motion by a specially designed camera (motion picture camera) and thrown on a screen by a projector (motion picture projector) in such rapid succession as to… …
5Interlingua — Not to be confused with Interlingue or Interlanguage. This article is about the auxiliary language created by the International Auxiliary Language Association. For other uses, see Interlingua (disambiguation). Interlingua Pronunciation… …
6Tiësto — à Bingen en 2005 Surnom Tiesto Nom Tijs Michiel Verwest Naissance …
7History of Medicine — History of Medicine † Catholic Encyclopedia ► History of Medicine The history of medical science, considered as a part of the general history of civilization, should logically begin in Mesopotamia, where tradition and philological… …
8Luigi Pirandello — Infobox Writer name = Luigi Pirandello birthdate = birth date|1867|6|28|mf=y birthplace = Agrigento, Sicily, Italy deathdate = death date and age|1936|12|10|1867|6|28|mf=y deathplace = Bosio, Rome, Italy occupation = dramatist, author nationality …
9GLACE — L’homme a connu et baptisé la forme solide de l’eau depuis les temps les plus reculés, ce qui nous vaut des noms très différents selon les langues: glace, ghiaccio, hielo... dans les langues latines; is, Eis, ice... dans les langues germaniques;… …
10RCMP recruiting — Due to an aging force, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) is actively recruiting to continue meeting Canada s policing needs. Society changes every decade, and so do the RCMP recruiting qualifications. Right now, about 15 to 20 times more… …
