schillen — meaning in English

English meaning

• pare verb To cut away the outer skin or covering of something, usually with a knife.
• peel verb To remove the skin or outer layer from something.
• peeling noun The act of removing an outer layer or skin.
• shell noun The hard outer covering of certain animals, such as snails, crabs, and turtles, or of eggs and nuts.

Senses

schillen 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.
• peeling The act of removing the outer surface in strips.

pare — full definition

1. verb To cut away the outer skin or covering of something, usually with a knife.
2. verb To gradually reduce something, as if trimming it away bit by bit.
3. verb To cut and shape a horse's hoof.
4. verb To cut away the wood at the end of a pencil to give it a point.

peel — full definition

1. verb To remove the skin or outer layer from something.
2. verb To come away in strips or flakes, especially of skin or paint.
3. noun The skin or outer layer of a fruit or vegetable.

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