- (v.t.) To cut off or shave off, the superficial substance or extremities of; as, to pare an apple; to pare a horse's hoof.
- (v.t.) Fig.: To diminish the bulk of; to reduce; to lessen.
- (v.t.) To remove; to separate; to cut or shave, as the skin, ring or outside part, from anything; -- followed by off or away; as; to pare off the ring of fruit; to pare away redundancies.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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