Dec 2, 2007 · "To unpeel" means to put the peel back on, or to remove the peel? Both mean remove the peel from. The argument we're having is about whether or not unpeel exists. …

Oct 12, 2012 · The OED has an entry for the verb unpeel, with three 20th century citations. The linked note on the prefix un- says: The redundant use of un- is rare, but occurs in Old English …

Sep 2, 2019 · As a noun, for external coverings of plants or animal parts (usually food), the three have their nuances: 'rind' is used more often for thicker or tougher things like citrus fruits and …

Aug 19, 2009 · Hola! Cómo puede ser esto un adjetivo para una persona en este sentido?: I ordinarily never bothered with people with red hair because they seem just a little unpeeles,, :)

Dec 8, 2020 · Yes, it is a metaphor. I think it means "her fingers were gripping the kitchen counter. She straightened her fingers, releasing the counter" The image that "unpeel" gives me is that …

Mar 7, 2021 · I am trying to find the specific rhetorical device which means that the structure of the sentence I’m writing about imitates the meaning. In this particular case the writer using …

Feb 12, 2019 · An antonym for peel would be to unpeel, to put the skin back on. I am not looking for that, but rather, for something that extracts and retains whatever is valuable or central or …

Jun 21, 2022 · The Revised 2nd Edition is commaless here. // To tweak something jsw29 said very recently, 'In answering this, as some other questions of punctuation, there is likely to be a …

Sep 20, 2006 · Skin works for all fruit. Zest is the grated skin of a citrus fruit. Peel is any skin that has been cut from the fruit in strips. Rind is on hard fruits like watermelon. An apple has a skin …

Aug 15, 2016 · There has already been a question on ELU about unpeel: "Is "unpeeling an orange" grammatically correct?" The following question about undust also seems relevant: …