par ‧ ings /ˈpeərɪŋz $ ˈper-/ BrE AmE noun [plural] especially British English
thin narrow pieces of something that have been cut off ⇨ pare :
nail parings
cheese parings
par ‧ ings /ˈpeərɪŋz $ ˈper-/ BrE AmE noun [plural] especially British English
thin narrow pieces of something that have been cut off ⇨ pare :
nail parings
cheese parings
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012