: having skin especially of a specified kind
—usually used in combination
dark-skinned
light-skinned
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Sprite Melon This petite (about the size of a grapefruit), smooth-skinned melon is Japanese in origin, but has been considered a specialty crop in North Carolina for almost half a century.
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Joanna Sciarrino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 May 2026
Now, Erewhon evokes the image of smooth-skinned, health-conscious Angelenos with money to burn.
—Swan Huntley, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2026
This is a yellow-skinned variety.
—David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 21 May 2026
Note the mention of Hemingway here (talk about a white person going up against brown skinned people in his conquests and exploitations).
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Joanna Sciarrino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 May 2026
Now, Erewhon evokes the image of smooth-skinned, health-conscious Angelenos with money to burn.
—Swan Huntley, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2026
This is a yellow-skinned variety.
—David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 21 May 2026
Note the mention of Hemingway here (talk about a white person going up against brown skinned people in his conquests and exploitations).
—Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
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“Skinned.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skinned. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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skinned
adjective
: having skin especially of a specified kind
—usually used in combination
dark-skinned
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