pellen — meaning in English

English meaning

• pare verb To remove the outer covering or skin of something with a cutting device, typically a knife.
• shell noun The hard outer covering of certain animals, such as snails, crabs, and turtles, or of eggs and nuts.

Senses

pellen is used for these senses in English:

• pare (transitive) To remove the outer covering or skin of something with a cutting device, typically a knife.
• pare (transitive, often, with down or back) To reduce, diminish or trim gradually something as if by cutting off.

pare — full definition

1. verb To remove the outer covering or skin of something with a cutting device, typically a knife.
2. verb To reduce, diminish or trim gradually something as if by cutting off.
3. verb To trim the hoof of a horse.
4. verb To sharpen a pencil.

shell — full definition

1. noun The hard outer covering of certain animals, such as snails, crabs, and turtles, or of eggs and nuts.
2. noun An explosive projectile fired from artillery.
3. noun The outer frame or structure of something, especially when unfinished or empty inside.
4. noun A computer program that provides a command-line interface for interacting with an operating system.
5. verb To remove the outer covering from something, such as a nut or pea.

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