RIND DEFINITIONS - 11 definitions found
rind n 1: the natural outer covering of food (usually removed before eating) Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) rind noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German rinda bark, and probably to Old English rendan to rend Date: before 12th century 1. the bark of a tree 2. a usually hard or tough outer layer ; peel, crust <grated lemon rind> • rinded adjective Oxford English Reference Dictionary
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner\'s English Dictionary rind (rinds) 1. The rind of a fruit such as a lemon or orange is its thick outer skin. ...grated lemon rind. N-VAR: usu with supp 2. The rind of cheese or bacon is the hard outer edge which you do not usually eat. Discard the bacon rind and cut each rasher in half. N-VAR: usu with supp English Explanatory Dictionary rind raɪnd n. & v. --n. 1 the tough outer layer or covering of fruit and vegetables, cheese, bacon, etc. 2 the bark of a tree or plant. --v.tr. strip the bark from. øørinded adj. (also in comb.). rindless adj. [OE rind(e)] Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Rind \Rind\, v. t. To remove the rind of; to bark. [R.] Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Rind \Rind\ (r[imac]nd), n. [AS. rind bark, crust of bread; akin to OHG. rinta, G. rinde, and probably to E. rand, rim; cf. Skr. ram to end, rest.] The external covering or coat, as of flesh, fruit, trees, etc.; skin; hide; bark; peel; shell. Thou canst not touch the freedom of my mind With all thy charms, although this corporal rind Thou hast immanacled. --Milton. Sweetest nut hath sourest rind. --Shak. Soule\'s Dictionary of English Synonyms rind n. Skin, peel, bark, husk, hull, shell, glume, outer covering. English Explanatory Dictionary (Synonyms) rind raɪnd n. peel, skin, husk: Cut the thin outer part of the rind of a lemon into thin strips and soak them in brandy. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 83 Moby Thesaurus words for "rind": Leatherette, Leatheroid, bark, border, bran, capsule, case, chaff, circumference, coat, cork, corn shuck, cornhusk, cortex, covering, crust, cursoriness, cuticle, dermis, envelope, epicarp, epidermis, exterior, exteriority, external, facade, face, facet, fell, fleece, flesh, fringe, front, fur, furring, gloss, hide, hull, husk, imitation fur, imitation leather, integument, jacket, leather, leather paper, lineaments, mere scratch, no depth, no water, outer face, outer layer, outer side, outer skin, outline, outside, palea, peel, peeling, pelt, peltry, periphery, phellum, pinprick, pod, rawhide, scratch, shallowness, sheath, shell, shoaliness, shuck, skin, skins, slightness, superficiality, superficies, superstratum, surface, tegument, top, triviality, vair, veneer |
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