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Pare vs Pard - What's the difference?

pare | pard |

As a verb pare

is to seem, to look, to appear.

As a noun pard is

a leopard; a panther or pard can be (colloquial) chap; fellow; (used as a friendly appellation).

pare

English

Verb

(par)
  • to remove the outer covering or skin of something with a cutting device, typically a knife
    • We pared the paired pears.
  • to reduce, diminish or trim gradually something as if by cutting off
    • Albert had to pare his options down by disregarding anything beyond his meager budget.
  • to trim the hoof of a horse

    • Synonyms

    * to peel * to skin

    Derived terms

    * cheeseparing * parer * paring * paring knife * pare away * pare down * pare off

    Anagrams

    * ----

    pard

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A leopard; a panther.

    • Etymology 2

    From , by shortening.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (colloquial) Chap; fellow; (Used as a friendly appellation)