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peel1 /pēl/ transitive verb- To strip off the skin, bark, or other covering from
- To strip (eg skin or other covering layer) off
- To pill, pillage, plunder (obsolete)
intransitive verb- To come off like skin
- To lose or shed the skin
- To undress (informal; often with off)
noun- Rind, esp that of oranges, lemons, etc, in the natural state or candied
- A cosmetic treatment in which a layer of facial skin is removed
ORIGIN: OE pilian, from L pilāre to deprive of hair, from pilus a hair; perh infl by Fr peler to skin; cf pill2 peeled adjective - Pillaged
- Bald
- Tonsured
- Stripped of skin, rind, or bark
peelˈer noun - A person who peels
- A plunderer
- A plant that impoverishes the soil
- An instrument or machine for peeling or decorticating
peelˈing noun - The act of stripping
- A piece, strip, or shred stripped off
- The removing of the layers of a paper overlay, to get a lighter impression (printing)
peel-and-eatˈ noun (Scot) Potatoes served in their jackets (also adjective) pack and (or or) peel To have dealings (with) (Scott) peel off - To leave a flying formation by a particular manoeuvre (aeronautics)
- (of a ship) to veer away from a convoy
- (of a person or group of persons) to veer off, separate from the mass
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