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peel1
verb (peeled , peeling )
1 to strip the skin or rind off (a fruit or vegetable).
2 intr to be able to be peeled Grapes don't peel easily .
3 (also peel something away or off) to strip off (an outer layer).
4 intr said of a wall or other surface: to shed its outer coating in flaky strips.
5 intr said of skin, paint or other coverings: to flake off in patches.
6 intr said of a person or part of the body: to shed skin in flaky layers after sunburn.
noun the skin or rind of vegetables or fruit, especially citrus fruit candied peel .
[Anglo-Saxon: from Latin pilare to deprive of hair]
peeler noun a small knife or device for peeling fruit and vegetables.
keep one's eyes peeled or skinned see under eye.
peel off
1 said of an aircraft or vehicle: to veer away from the main group.
2 colloq to undress.
peel2
noun a shovel, especially a baker's wooden shovel.
[14c: from French pele , from Latin pala a spade]
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