'Peeling' definitions:
Definition of 'peeling'
(from WordNet)
noun
Loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales [syn: desquamation, peeling, shedding]
Definition of 'Peeling'
From: GCIDE
- Peel \Peel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Peeled (p[=e]ld); 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. [1913 Webster]
- The skillful shepherd peeled me certain wands. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To strip or tear off; to remove by stripping, as the skin of an animal, the bark of a tree, etc. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'peeling'
From: GCIDE
- damaged \damaged\ (d[a^]m"[asl]jd), adj.
- 1. changed so as to reduce value, function, or other desirable trait; -- usually not used of persons. Opposite of undamaged. [Narrower terms: {battered, beat-up, beaten-up, bedraggled, broken-down, dilapidated, ramshackle, tumble-down, unsound}; {bent, crumpled, dented}; blasted, rent, ripped, torn; broken-backed; {burned-out(prenominal), burned out(predicate), burnt-out(prenominal), burnt out(predicate)}; {burst, ruptured}; corroded; cracked, crackled, crazed; defaced, marred; hurt, weakened; knocked-out(prenominal), knocked out; {mangled, mutilated}; peeling; scraped, scratched; storm-beaten] Also See blemished, broken, damaged, destroyed, impaired, injured, unsound. [WordNet 1.5]
- 2. Rendered imperfect by impairing the integrity of some part, or by breaking. Opposite of unbroken. [Narrower terms: busted; chipped; cracked; {crumbled, fragmented}; crushed, ground; dissolved; fractured; shattered, smashed, splintered; split; {unkept, violated}] Also See: damaged, imperfect, injured, unsound.
- Syn: broken. [WordNet 1.5]
- 3. being unjustly brought into disrepute; as, her damaged reputation.
- Syn: discredited. [WordNet 1.5]
- 4. made to appear imperfect; -- especially of reputation; as, the senator's seriously damaged reputation.
- Syn: besmirched, flyblown, spotted, stained, sullied, tainted, tarnished. [WordNet 1.5]