Make ready an orange or banana

verb

1. To strip off an outer layer of

   "peel an orange"

2. To remove by stripping

   "peel the label off the can"

3. To come off in sheets or scales

   "The paint is peeling."

4. To lose an outer layer (as of skin)

   "His face is peeling."

5. To take off one's clothes

   "it got hotter … you had to peel to get relief"

6. To break away from a group or formation

noun

1. The skin or rind of a fruit or vegetable

   "banana/lemon/potato peels"

2. A thin layer of organic material that is embedded in a film of collodion and stripped from the surface of an object (such as a plant fossil) for microscopic study
3. Chemical peel

noun

1. A usually long-handled spade-shaped instrument that is used chiefly by bakers for getting something (such as bread or pies) into or out of the oven

noun

1. A medieval small massive fortified tower along the Scottish-English border

biographical name

1. Sir Robert 1788–1850 English statesman

geographical name

1. River 425 miles (684 kilometers) long in northwestern Canada rising in western Yukon (territory) and flowing east and north into the Mackenzie River

verb

1. To veer away from an airplane formation especially for diving or landing
2. Depart, leave

phrasal verb

1. To speed away from a place in a car, on a motorcycle, etc.

   "Dirt and gravel flew as he peeled out into the street."

noun

1. A cosmetic procedure for the removal of facial blemishes and wrinkles that involves the application of a caustic chemical and especially an acid (such as alpha hydroxy acid) to the skin

noun

1. A rough surface (as on porcelain) like that of an orange