Noun

• S: (n) paring (paring%1:17:00::), sliver (sliver%1:17:00::), shaving (shaving%1:17:00::) (a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something)
• S: (n) paring (paring%1:13:00::) ((usually plural) a part of a fruit or vegetable that is pared or cut off; especially the skin or peel) "she could peel an apple with a single long paring"

Verb

• S: (v) pare (pare%2:30:00::), pare down (pare_down%2:30:00::) (decrease gradually or bit by bit)
• S: (v) whittle (whittle%2:35:00::), pare (pare%2:35:01::) (cut small bits or pare shavings from) "whittle a piece of wood"
• S: (v) skin (skin%2:35:00::), peel (peel%2:35:00::), pare (pare%2:35:02::) (strip the skin off) "pare apples"
• S: (v) pare (pare%2:35:00::), trim (trim%2:35:03::) (remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size) "pare one's fingernails"; "trim the photograph"; "trim lumber"