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Definition of Orange peel

1. Noun. The rind of an orange.

2. Noun. Strips of orange peel cooked in sugar and coated with sugar.

Definition of Orange peel

1. Noun. (literally) The skin of an orange, including the pith. ¹

2. Noun. An uneven surface resembling orange peel, especially cellulite or an imperfect finish on a spray-painted object such as a car. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Orange Peel

orange blister beetles orange blossom orange blossoms orange daisy orange fleabane orange grove orange hawkweed orange horseshoe bat orange juice orange liqueur

orange marmalade orange milkweed orange milkwort orange mushroom pimple orange peel (current term) orange peel fungus orange peels orange pekoe orange red orange rind

orange roughy orange sneezeweed orange soda orange squash orange stick orange sticks orange tip orange tips orange toast

Literary usage of Orange peel

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings by Natural Gas Association of America, Modern Language Association of America (1917)
"94. any desired length, cut on one end to the shape of an orange peel, which is heated in a forge and the points or lips are bent to the center and welded ..."

2. American Druggist (1889)
"Six ounces of cardamom seeds; 4 ounces each of balsam of tolu, rhubarb, and galanga; 1 pound of orange peel; 1 pound of alkanet root;'14 ounces caraway seed ..."

3. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention, American Pharmaceutical Association Meeting (1875)
"Two varieties of orange-peel are used in medicine, the sweet orange, the product of ... The constituents of orange-peel are volatile oil, a crystalliz- able ..."

4. The History of Sandford and Merton by Thomas Day (1826)
"young gentlemen first began to give specimens of their politeness by throwing nuts and orange-peel upon the stage; and Tommy, who was resolved to profit by ..."

5. Materia Medica: For the Use of Students by John Barclay Biddle (1874)
"AURANTII DULCIS CORTEX—SWEET orange peel. The RIND of the FRUIT of Citrus vulgaris, or Bitter Orange, and Citrus aurantium, or Sweet Orange (Nat. ..."

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