(Homonym: peal).
1. The rind of a fruit.
2. A thin layer of organic material that is embedded in a film of collodion and stripped from the surface of an object (as a plant fossil) for microscopic study.
3. Chemical peel.
4. A usually long-handled spade-shaped instrument that is used chiefly by bakers for getting something (as bread or pies) into or out of the oven.
5. Medieval small massive fortified tower along the Scottish-English border — called also peel tower.
1. Peau. Pelure d'oignon.
2. (Familier) Vêtement. Mettre sa pelure.