Main Entry: ¹peel

Pronunciation: \ˈpēl\

Function: verb

Etymology: Middle English pelen, from Anglo-French peler, from Latin pilare to remove the hair from, from pilus hair

Date: 13th century

transitive verb 1 : to strip off an outer layer of <peel an orange>
2 : to remove by stripping <peel the label off the can>intransitive verb 1 a : to come off in sheets or scales b : to lose an outer layer (as of skin) <his face is peeling>
2 : to take off one's clothes
3 : to break away from a group or formation —often used with off

— peel·able \ˈpē-lə-bəl\ adjective