peel

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.1.1 Homophones 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Verb 1.2.1.1 Synonyms 1.2.1.2 Translations 1.2.1.3 Derived terms 1.2.2 Noun 1.2.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2.2 Derived terms 1.2.2.3 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.1.1 Derived terms 1.4 Etymology 3 1.4.1 Noun 1.4.1.1 Translations 1.5 Etymology 4 1.5.1 Noun 1.6 Etymology 5 1.6.1 Verb 1.7 Etymology 6 1.7.1 Verb 1.8 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /pi:l/
• Rhymes: -iːl

[edit] Homophones

• peal

[edit] Etymology 1

Alteration of pill (verb & noun), perhaps under the influence of Old French peler (“‘peel’”), piller (“‘pillage’”).

[edit] Verb

to peel (third-person singular simple present peels, present participle peeling, simple past and past participle peeled)

1. (archaic, transitive) To plunder; to pillage, rob.
2. (transitive) To remove the skin or outer covering of.

   I sat by my sister's bed, peeling oranges for her.

3. (transitive) To remove from the outer or top layer of.

   I peeled the skin from an orange and ate it hungrily.

   We peeled the old wallpaper off in strips where it was hanging loose.

4. (intransitive) To become detached, come away, especially in flakes or strips; to shed skin in such a way.

   I had been out in the sun too long, and my nose was starting to peel.

5. (intransitive) To remove one's clothing.

   The children peeled by the side of the lake and jumped in.

6. (intransitive) To move, separate (off or away)

   The scrum-half peeled off and made for the touchlines.

[edit] Synonyms

• (remove outer covering): skin, strip
• (remove clothing): disrobe, strip

[edit] Translations

• Romanian: a coji

[edit] Derived terms

• peel off
• peel out
• peeler

[edit] Noun

peel (countable and uncountable; plural peels)

1. The skin or outer layer of a fruit, vegetable etc. (usually uncountable)
2. (rugby) The action of peeling away from a formation.
3. A cosmetic preparation designed to remove dead skin or exfoliate.

[edit] Synonyms

• (skin of a fruit): rind, zest

[edit] Derived terms

• orange peel
• peel strength

[edit] Translations

• Romanian: coajă

[edit] Etymology 2

Anglo-Norman and Old French pel (cf. modern French pieu), from Latin palus (“‘stake’”).

[edit] Noun

peel (plural peels)

1. (obsolete) A stake.
2. (obsolete) A fence made of stakes; a stockade.
3. (archaic) A small tower, fort, or castle; a keep.

[edit] Derived terms

• peel-house
• peel-tower

[edit] Etymology 3

From Old French pele (cf. modern pelle), from Latin pala, from the base of plangere (“‘fix, plant’”).

[edit] Noun

peel (plural peels)

1. A shovel or similar instrument, now especially a pole with a flat disc at the end used for removing loaves of bread from a baker's oven.
2. A T-shaped implement used by printers and bookbinders for hanging wet sheets of paper on lines or poles to dry.
3. (archaic, US) The blade of an oar.

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[edit] Etymology 4

Origin unknown.

[edit] Noun

peel (plural peels)

1. (Scottish and curling) An equal or match; a draw.
2. (curling) A takeout which removes a stone from play as well as the delivered stone.

[edit] Etymology 5

Named from Walter H. Peel, a noted 19th-century croquet player.

[edit] Verb

to peel (third-person singular simple present peels, present participle peeling, simple past and past participle peeled)

1. (croquet) To send through a hoop (of a ball other than one's own).

[edit] Etymology 6

Misspelling.

[edit] Verb

to peel (third-person singular simple present peels, present participle peeling, simple past and past participle peeled)

1. Common misspelling of peal: to sound loudly.
   • 1825 June 25, "My Village Bells", in The Circulator of Useful Knowledge, Literature, Amusement, and General Information number XXVI, available in, 1825, The Circulator of Useful Amusement, Literature, Science, and General Information, page 401,

     Oh ! still for me let merry bells peel out their holy chime;

   • 1901 January 1, "Twentieth Century's Triumphant Entry", The New York Times, page 1,

     The lights flashed, the crowds sang,... bells peeled, bombs thundered,... and the new Century made its triumphant entry.

   • 2006, Miles Richardson, Being-In-Christ and Putting Death in Its Place, Louisiana State University Press, ISBN 0807132047, pages 230–231,

     As the tiny Virgin... approaches one of the barrio churches, bells peel vigorously, a brass band launches into a fast-paced tune, and large rockets zoom... .

[edit] See also

• peel out
• keep one's eyes peeled