schillen — meaning in English

English meaning

• pare verb To remove the outer covering or skin of something with a cutting device, typically 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 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.

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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