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Definition of Peeled
1. Adjective. (used informally) completely unclothed.
Language type: Colloquialism
Similar to: Unclothed
Definition of Peeled
1. Adjective. With the outermost layer removed. ¹
2. Verb. (past of peel) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Peeled
1. peel [v] - See also: peel
Lexicographical Neighbors of Peeled
Literary usage of Peeled
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Forest Mensuration by Herman Haupt Chapman (1921)
"Volume Tables for peeled or Solid-Wood Contents. To obtain volume tables for
solid or peeled contents, the original tree volumes are computed from DIB ..."
2. Select Extra-tropical Plants Readily Eligible for Industrial Culture Or by Ferdinand von Mueller (1880)
"St. Peter's Corn, which is hardier than most other Wheats; exists in the poorest
soils, but produces grains less adapted for flour than for peeled Wheat. ..."
3. Technology Quarterly and Proceedings of the Society of Arts by Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Society of Arts (1903)
"peeled off. Condition good; coating tough and elastic. ... Condition good ;
coating tough and elastic. Condition good. peeled off. peeled off. ..."
4. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events, with Documents, Narratives by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1863)
"But what was a shell like her to a staunch- built corvette like the Alabama Ч
She peeled our iron plates off in a few minutes, and then came the terrible ..."
5. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General (1890)
"In getting about th« operation, which is usually done in March or April, a turf,
not exceeding an inch in thickness, is first peeled off in successive ..."