Both Uses of
partition
in
Far from the Madding Crowd
- One of these, alloted to the male performers, was partitioned into halves by a cloth; and in one of the divisions there was sitting on the grass, pulling on a pair of jack-boots, a young man whom we instantly recognise as Sergeant Troy.†
Chpt 49-51
- The oak partition shook with the concussion, and the place was filled with grey smoke.†
Chpt 52-54 *
Definition:
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(partition) something that divides space
or: the act of dividing into parts, or a divided part