Search results for 'peel':

peel¹ verb (peeled, peeling) 1 to strip the skin or rind off (a fruit or vegetable). 2 intrans 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 intrans said of a wall or other surface: to shed its outer coating in flaky strips. 5 intrans said of skin, paint or other coverings: to flake off in patches. 6 intrans 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. peeler noun a small knife or device for peeling fruit and vegetables. keep one's eyes peeled or skinned see under eye.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon: from Latin pilare to deprive of hair.

peel² noun 1 a shovel, especially a baker's wooden shovel. 2 an instrument for hanging paper up to dry.
ETYMOLOGY: 14c: from French pele, from Latin pala a spade.