peel·ing

(pē′lĭng)

A piece or strip, as of skin or vegetable rind, that has been peeled off.

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peeling

(ˈpiːlɪŋ)

(usually plural) a strip of skin, rind, bark, etc, that has been peeled off: a potato peeling.

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

peel•ing

(ˈpi lɪŋ)

n.

a piece, as of skin or rind, peeled off: potato peelings.

[1555–65]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

peeling - loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales

desquamation, shedding

organic phenomenon - (biology) a natural phenomenon involving living plants and animals

Translations

épluchage épluchure peeling

pelata

peeling

[ˈpiːlɪŋ] N (Med) [of face etc] → descamación f; (cosmetic trade) → peeling m peelings [of apple, potato] → peladuras fpl, mondas fpl; [of citrus fruit] → cáscaras fpl

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

peeling

→ Abschälen nt

peelings pl → Schalen pl

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

peel·ing

n. peladura;

chemical ___ → ___ química.

V.: exfoliation.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

peeling

n (derm) exfoliación f (form), descamación f (form), (el) pelarse; (treatment) exfoliación química

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I should never have thought that peeling potatoes was such an undertaking.

So we scraped them, and that was harder work than peeling. They are such an extraordinary shape, potatoes - all bumps and warts and hollows.

George said it was absurd to have only four potatoes in an Irish stew, so we washed half-a-dozen or so more, and put them in without peeling. We also put in a cabbage and about half a peck of peas.

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The peeling of the former, and the selection of the latter, had been an operation of personal care.

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Besides my work in the cabin, with its four small state- rooms, I was supposed to be his assistant in the galley, and my colossal ignorance concerning such things as peeling potatoes or washing greasy pots was a source of unending and sarcastic wonder to him.

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Micawber, with a random but expressive flourish of his knife, signified that these performances might be expected to take place after he was no more; then resumed his peeling with a desperate air.

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Pickwick; the skin of whose expressive countenance was rapidly peeling off, with exposure to the sun.

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"Oh, sir, there are things enough peeling off already!" rejoined Mrs.

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One winter's day the wife stood under the tree to peel some apples, and as she was peeling them, she cut her finger, and the blood fell on the snow.

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Traditionally, akara is prepared by peeling the beans by soaking in water and then rubbing the beans repeatedly with your hands.

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