Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In ceramics, an oriental glaze with rough pitted surface, resembling the skin of an orange. See
peau d'orange . - noun The rind of an orange separated from the pulp; specifically, the rind of the bitter orange when dried and candied. It is used as a stomachic, also in puddings and cakes, and for flavoring many articles of confectionery.
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Examples
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This wine's balance, brought about by tongue-tingling acidity, and it's long orange-peel inflected finish are what really helps it stand out.
LENNDEVOURS: 2009
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This wine's balance, brought about by tongue-tingling acidity, and it's long orange-peel inflected finish are what really helps it stand out.
Tasting Notes 2009
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This wine's balance, brought about by tongue-tingling acidity, and it's long orange-peel inflected finish are what really helps it stand out.
Red Newt Cellars 2007 Sawmill Creek Vineyards Gewurztraminer 2009
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Belgian wheat beers are regular offenders, tasting occasionally like coriander or orange-peel soup.
Gourd Lovin' William Bostwick 2011
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Again he ran around the ring, with raised head, looking at the faces of the thousands that hissed him, that threw orange-peel at him and called him names.
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This wine's balance, brought about by tongue-tingling acidity, and it's long orange-peel inflected finish are what really helps it stand out.
LENNDEVOURS 2009
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Fat cells under the skin of men and women begin to leave skin with a dimpled orange-peel texture.
Shock of Gray Ted C. Fishman 2010
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Vale noticed only now the dark semicircles of orange-peel flesh beneath his eyes.
Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Seize the Fire Michael A. Martin 2010
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Vale noticed only now the dark semicircles of orange-peel flesh beneath his eyes.
Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Seize the Fire Michael A. Martin 2010
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Vale noticed only now the dark semicircles of orange-peel flesh beneath his eyes.
Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Seize the Fire Michael A. Martin 2010
ry commented on the word orange-peel
a term of art in manufacturing; modifier describing an "undesirable uneven or rough surface on a molded part."
January 24, 2013