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parings

par ings |ˈpe (ə )riNGz ˈpɛrɪŋz | plural noun thin strips that have been pared off from something: fingernail parings.

 

Oxford Dictionary

parings

par ¦ings |ˈpɛːrɪŋz | plural noun thin strips that have been pared off from something: fingernail parings.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

parings

parings plural noun throw all the parings into the compost bin: peelings, clippings, peel, rind, cuttings, trimmings, shavings.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

parings

parings plural noun peelings, clippings, peel, rind, cuttings, trimmings, shavings, strips, pieces, slivers, fragments, shreds.