Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗The skin or outer layer of a fruit, vegetable, etc. · The action of peeling away from a formation. · A cosmetic preparation designed to remove dead skin or to exfoliate.
To remove the skin or outer covering of. · To remove something from the outer or top layer of. · To become detached, come away, especially in flakes or strips; to shed skin in such a way. · To remove one's clothing.
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.
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