What is the difference between Pair and Pare?




What is the difference between Pair and Pare? :


Pair : (noun)

( 1 ) Two things of a same kind usually used together

I need a pair of gloves.


( 2 ) Object consisting of two parts joined together

He bought a pair of spectacles.

This is a pair of scissors.

These trousers cost Rs. 875 a pair.


( 3 ) Two persons closely connected or doing something together

They are a happy pair.



Pare : (verb)

( 1 ) Trim something by cutting away the edges

Pare your fingernails.

The gardener pared the hedge.


( 2 ) Cut away the skin or outer covering from something

Peel

Pare an apple.











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