adjective
Etymology: from past participle of part (II)
1.
a. chiefly Scotland : party IV 2
a shield parted per pale — E.S.Holden
b. : divided into parts (as by a line or space)
parted hair
c. : cleft so that the divisions reach nearly but not quite to the base — used chiefly in combination
3- parted corolla
5- parted calyx
2. archaic : departed from earthly life : deceased
their parted father's ghost — William Warner
hymn the requiem to his parted soul — Robert Southey
3.
[ part (I) + -ed ]
obsolete : endowed with parts (as abilities or talents)
a man well parted — Ben Jonson
4. : being apart : separated
parted lips