Definitions
The outer skin of fruit or vegetables, or the act of removing it.
Word origin
From Middle English pelen, from Old English pilian and Old French peler, pellier; both from Latin pilō, pilāre (“to remove hair from, depilate”), from pilus (“hair”). Doublet of pill.
Used in a sentence
“I sat by my sister's bed, peeling oranges for her.”
“The skillful shepherd peeled me certain wands.”
“I peeled (the skin from) a banana and ate it hungrily.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Fruit skin”4 letters
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