Noah Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language

1. (imp. & p. p.) of Part.

2. (a.) Separated; divided.

3. (a.) Endowed with parts or abilities.

4. (a.) Cleft so that the divisions reach nearly, but not quite, to the midrib, or the base of the blade; -- said of a leaf, and used chiefly in composition; as, three-parted, five-parted, etc.