orange-peel

A chef uses a grater to zest an orange-peel over a bowl.

Definition

Noun: The outer skin or rind of an orange. This term refers specifically to the peel (the coloured outer layer) of the fruit, often distinguished from the inner white pith.

Usage Examples

• (She used the outer rind of the orange to add zest.)
• (The dried outer skin of the orange is used as an ingredient.)

Advanced Usage

• "orange-peel effect": A term used in cosmetics and medicine to describe skin that has a dimpled appearance, resembling the texture of an orange peel.

  • The cream claims to reduce the orange-peel effect on the thighs. (It aims to minimise the dimpled look of the skin.)

• "orange-peel texture": In materials science or art, a surface that is slightly rough and pitted, like the skin of an orange.

  • The paint dried with an orange-peel texture, which was not intended. (The finish was uneven and bumpy.)

Variants and Related Words

• Orange (n): the fruit itself.
  • I ate a fresh orange for breakfast. (The whole fruit.)
• Peel (n/v): the skin of a fruit or vegetable; to remove this skin.
  • Please peel the apple before eating it. (Remove the skin.)

Synonyms

• Zest: the outer coloured part of citrus fruit peel, used as flavouring.
  • Add a teaspoon of lemon zest to the sauce. (The grated outer rind.)
• Rind: the tough outer skin of a fruit, such as an orange or lemon.
  • The orange rind is bitter but aromatic. (The outer layer.)

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