peel

  • 41peel — [[t]pi͟ːl[/t]] peels, peeling, peeled 1) N UNCOUNT The peel of a fruit such as a lemon or an apple is its skin. ...grated lemon peel. N COUNT You can also refer to a peel. [AM] ...a banana peel. 2) VERB When you peel fruit or vegetables, you… …

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  • 42peel — peel1 verb 1》 remove the outer covering or skin from (a fruit, vegetable, etc.). 2》 (of a surface) lose parts of its outer layer or covering in small strips or pieces.     ↘come off in strips or small pieces. 3》 (peel something away/off) remove a …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 43Peel F.C. — Football club infobox clubname = Peel A.F.C. fullname = Peel Association Football Club nickname = founded = 1888 ground = Peel FC Football Ground Douglas Road Douglas Isle of Man capacity = not known chairman = manager = Groundsman = league =… …

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  • 44peel — I n. a banana; lemon; potato peel (see the Usage Note for rind) II v. (C) peel a banana for me; or: peel me a banana * * * [piːl] lemon or: peel me a banana potato peel (see the Usage Note for rind) (C) peel a banana for me a banana …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 45Peel — I Peel   die, niederländisch De Peel, Landschaft in den Provinzen Nordbrabant und Limburg, Niederlande; das ehemalige Hochmoorgebiet ist größtenteils trockengelegt und in Ackerland oder Forste umgewandelt …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 46Peel — This famous English surname has several possible origins. It may derive from the French word pel , introduced into the British Isles after the conquest of England in 1066. This was used to describe a boundary marker or post, although it was also… …

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  • 47peel — 1 verb 1 (T) to remove the skin from fruit or vegetables: peeling potatoes 2 peel sth from/away/off etc (transitive always + adv/prep) to remove the outer layer from something: Jessie peeled the wrapper from the sweet. 3 (I) a) to lose an outer… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 48peel — 1. verb 1) peel and core the fruit Syn: pare, skin, take the skin/rind off; hull, shell, husk, shuck; technical decorticate 2) use a long knife to peel the veneer Syn: trim (off), peel off, pare, strip …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 49peel — I. verb Etymology: Middle English pelen, from Anglo French peler, from Latin pilare to remove the hair from, from pilus hair Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. to strip off an outer layer of < peel an orange > 2. to remove by stripping < pee …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 50peel — To remove the outer layer of. face p. removal of skin blemishes such as wrinkles, freckles, or acne scars by chemical agents producing injury (trichloracetic, phenol, or other organic acids) or solid carbon dioxide. * * * …

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