What is "peel"

Peel \Peel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Peeled; p. pr. & vb. n. Peeling.] [F. peler to pull out the hair, to strip, to peel, fr. L. pilare to deprive of hair, fr. pilus a hair; or perh. partly fr. F. peler to peel off the skin, perh. fr. L. pellis skin (cf. Fell skin). Cf. Peruke.]

1. To strip off the skin, bark, or rind of; to strip by drawing or tearing off the skin, bark, husks, etc.; to flay; to decorticate; as, to peel an orange.

   The skillful shepherd peeled me certain wands.
   --Shak.

2. To strip or tear off; to remove by stripping, as the skin of an animal, the bark of a tree, etc.

Peel \Peel\, n. The skin or rind; as, the peel of an orange.

Peel \Peel\, v. t. [Confused with peel to strip, but fr. F. piller to pillage. See Pill to rob, Pillage.] To plunder; to pillage; to rob. [Obs.]

But govern ill the nations under yoke, Peeling their provinces.
--Milton.

Peel \Peel\, n. [F. pelle, L. pala.] A spadelike implement, variously used, as for removing loaves of bread from a baker's oven; also, a T-shaped implement used by printers and bookbinders for hanging wet sheets of paper on lines or poles to dry. Also, the blade of an oar.

Peel \Peel\, v. i. To lose the skin, bark, or rind; to come off, as the skin, bark, or rind does; -- often used with an adverb; as, the bark peels easily or readily.

Peel \Peel\, n. [OE. pel. Cf. Pile a heap.] A small tower, fort, or castle; a keep. [Scot.]

"to strip off," developed from Old English pilian "to peel, skin, decorticate, strip the skin or ring," and Old French pillier, both from Latin pilare "to strip of hair," from pilus "hair" (see pile (n.3)). Probably also influenced by Latin pellis "skin, hide." Related: Peeled; peeling. Figurative expression keep (one's) eyes peeled be observant, be on the alert" is from 1853, American English.

"shovel-shaped instrument" used by bakers, etc., c.1400, from Old French pele (Modern French pelle) "shovel," from Latin pala "spade, shovel, baker's peel," of unknown origin.

piece of rind or skin, 1580s, from earlier pill, pile (late 14c.), from peel (v.)).

Etymology 1 n. 1 (label en usually uncountable) The skin or outer layer of a fruit, vegetable, etc. 2 (label en countable rugby) The action of peeling away from a formation. 3 (label en countable) cosmetic preparation designed to remove dead skin or exfoliate. vb. 1 (context transitive English) To remove the skin or outer covering of. 2 (context transitive English) To remove from the outer or top layer of. 3 (context intransitive English) To become detached, come away, especially in flakes or strips; to shed skin in such a way. 4 (context intransitive English) To remove one's clothing. 5 (context intransitive English) To move, separate (off or away) Etymology 2

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

n. 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 (context archaic US English) The blade of an oar. Etymology 4

n. 1 (context Scotland and curling English) An equal or match; a draw. 2 (context curling English) A takeout which removes a stone from play as well as the delivered stone. Etymology 5

vb. (context croquet English) To send through a hoop (of a ball other than one's own). Etymology 6

vb. (misspelling of peal nodot=1 English): to sound loudly. Etymology 7

vb. (context archaic transitive English) To plunder; to pillage, rob.

1. n. the tissue forming the hard outer layer (of e.g. a fruit) [syn: skin, rind]

2. British politician (1788-1850) [syn: Robert Peel, Sir Robert Peel]

3. the rind of a fruit or vegetable [syn: skin]

1. v. strip the skin off; "pare apples" [syn: skin, pare]

2. come off in flakes or thin small pieces; "The paint in my house is peeling off" [syn: peel off, flake off, flake]

3. get undressed; "please don't undress in front of everybody!"; "She strips in front of strangers every night for a living" [syn: undress, discase, uncase, unclothe, strip, strip down, disrobe] [ant: dress, dress]

Peel or Peeling may refer to:

• Peel (fruit), rind or skin

Peel is a station on the Green Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM). It is downtown in the borough of Ville-Marie in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The station opened on October 14, 1966, as part of the original network of the Metro.

Peel is an MP3 blog reader/player/browser for Mac OS X. After you input an MP3 blog's URL, Peel generates a playlist of the available songs. From there, the user is able to listen to the songs, download the songs, and copy them into iTunes.

The program also has a built in web browser for viewing an MP3 blog's website without switching applications.

Peel is an American indie rock band based in Austin, Texas that was active between 2004-2009. They released the album Peel, in 2007, and the five song EP August Exhaust Pipes, in 2008.

Peel aka. An Exercise in Discipline - Peel is a 1982 Australian short film directed by Jane Campion. A father along with his son and sister is taking a trip, during which an orange peel has significance. Peel won the Short Film Palme d'Or at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival, making Campion the first ever woman to win the award.

A peel is a shovel-like tool used by bakers to slide loaves of bread, pizzas, pastries, and other baked goods into and out of an oven. It is usually made of wood, with a flat carrying surface (like a shovel's blade) for holding the baked good and a handle extending from one side of that surface. Alternatively, the carrying surface may be made of sheet metal, which is attached to a wooden handle. Wood has the advantage that it does not become hot enough to burn the user's hands the way metal can, even if it is frequently in the oven. The word presumably derives from the French pelle, which describes both a peel and a shovel.

A peel's intended functions are to:

• Transfer delicate breads, pastries, et cetera into an oven where transferring them directly by hand could deform their delicate structure.
• Allow food to be placed further back in an oven than could normally be reached by the baker.
• Keep the baker's hands out of the hottest part of an oven, or prevent the baker from burning their hands on the hot baked goods.

Prior to use, peels are often sprinkled with flour, cornmeal, or milled wheat bran, to allow baked goods to easily slide onto and off them.

There are peels of many sizes, with the length of the handle suited to the depth of the oven, and the size of the carrying surface suited to the size of the food it is meant to carry (for instance, slightly larger than the diameter of a pizza). Household peels commonly have handles around 15 cm long and carrying surfaces around 35 cm square, though handles range in length from vestigial (~6 centimeters) to extensive (~1.5 meters or more), and carrying surfaces range in size from miniature (~12 centimeters square) to considerably wide (1 meter square or more).

The Peel region is one of the nine regions of Western Australia. It is located on the west coast of Western Australia, about 75 km south of the state capital, Perth. It consists of the City of Mandurah, and the Shires of Boddington, Murray, Serpentine-Jarrahdale and Waroona.

It has a total area of 6,648 km², and a population of about 88,000 people, of whom around two-thirds live in Mandurah

The economy of the Peel region is dominated by mining and mineral processing; the area has large reserves of bauxite, some gold and mineral sands, and an aluminium refinery. Other important economic sectors include agriculture and a substantial equine industry.

Before European settlement, the Peel region was inhabited by Indigenous Australians, specifically the Pindjarup dialect group of the Noongar people. Shortly after the establishment of the Swan River Colony in 1829, part of the northern coastal area of the Peel region was settled under a program known as the Peel Settlement Scheme, organised by Thomas Peel. However the scheme was poorly administered, and many settlers died of malnutrition in the first few months. The surviving settlers abandoned the area, with some moving inland where they found fertile soil.

In 1846, Western Australia's first mining operation was established at Yarrabah (near present-day Mundijong, mining lead, silver and zinc. The Jarrahdale timber mill, established in May 1872, became the state's largest timber operation, and led to the development of service centres for the timber industry along the Perth–Picton railway line at Mundijong, Waroona and Dwellingup. In recent times, the timber industry has declined, but the establishment of alumina refineries at Pinjarra and Wagerup, and gold mines at Boddington, have helped the local economy.

Peel was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1968. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867.

It consisted of the Townships of Chinguacousy, Toronto, and the Gore of Toronto, and the Villages of Brampton and Streetsville.

In 1903, it was redefined to consist of the county of Peel.

The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed between Peel South and Peel—Dufferin ridings.

Peel was a provincial riding in Central Ontario, Canada. It elected one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. It was created in 1867 for the area west of Toronto going north from Lake Ontario to Caledon.

Peel, also known as rind or skin, is the outer protective layer of a fruit or vegetable which can be peeled off. The rind is usually the botanical exocarp, but the term exocarp does also include the hard cases of nuts, which are not named peels since they are not peeled off by hand or peeler, but rather shells because of their hardness.

A fruit with a thick peel, such as a citrus fruit, is called a hesperidium. In hesperidiums, the inner layer (also called albedo or, among non-botanists, pith) is peeled off together with the outer layer (called flavedo), and together they are called the peel. The flavedo and albedo, respectively, are the exocarp and the mesocarp. The juicy layer inside the peel (containing the seeds) is the endocarp.

Peel were a band formed by former Ridel High singer Kevin Ridel in 1999 after the breakup of Ridel High. Ridel recruited SteveLeRoy of Ridel High on guitar, Matt Fuller later replaced SteveLeRoy on guitar and finally Joe Higgins ( AM Radio ) on drums. Peel recorded and released one album titled 'Blindside' produced by Face to Face singer Trever Keith, track 6 on the album "Facelift" was previously released as a Ridel High song on the 2000 compilation cd "Happy Meals 2" Blindside was recorded in tribute Kevin's dad, Gerald “Jerry” Ridel.

Peel were active until 2001, Kevin Ridel then took Joe Higgins with him and went on to form AM Radio in 2001 who remain active until this very day.