peel-offn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈpiːlɒf/, U.S.

/ˈpiˌlɔf/,

/ˈpiˌlɑf/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: peel v.¹, off adv.

Etymology: < peel v.¹ + off adv., after to peel off (see peel v.¹).

A. n.

The action of peeling off (in various senses); an instance of this. Also: a thing that peels off, or that can be peeled off.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > air or space travel > action of flying (in) aircraft > specific flying operations or procedures > [noun] > breaking away from formation

peel-offa1911

a1911 D. G. Phillips Susan Lenox (1917) II. ii. 41 Sixteen seventy-five is quite a lively little peel-off for a dinner for only two. But it was worth it, don't you think?

1939 Flight 18 May 504a (caption) The peel-off. Westland Lysander monoplanes..start a mock dive-bombing attack.

1962 D. Warner Death of Bogey iv. vi. 168 The Lanes did the peel-off. Ran it by lorry.

1991 New Yorker 8 Apr. 32/3 They broke out the peel-offs: small rectangular cards..with cherries, lemons, oranges, bars, and bells concealed under flaps.

B. adj.

That peels off or that can be peeled off.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > uncovering > [adjective] > stripped or made bare > able to be stripped off

excoriable1658

strippable1950

peel-off1960

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > [adjective] > detachable > specific

pull-off1875

tear-off1889

punch-out1931

take-off1950

peel-off1960

1960 Amer. Sociol. Rev. 25 77/2 Only after the overall social profile had been completed could a special ‘peel-off’ report be prepared concerning the specific questions which had initiated the larger study.

1972 D. E. Westlake Cops & Robbers (1973) xi. 149 They'd busily switched the license plates on the squad car and put the new peel-off numbers on its sides.

1995 Vogue July 64/2 A peel-off sticky side which you can attach under the armhole of your clothes to avoid those telltale stains.

2000 S. L. Plum Underwriting 101 xiii. 162 Revenue may also be generated by selling the peel-off backs of the bumper stickers to one or more businesses for use as coupons.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	peel-off
释义	peel-offn.adj. Brit. /ˈpiːlɒf/, U.S. /ˈpiˌlɔf/, /ˈpiˌlɑf/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: peel v.¹, off adv. Etymology: < peel v.¹ + off adv., after to peel off (see peel v.¹). A. n. The action of peeling off (in various senses); an instance of this. Also: a thing that peels off, or that can be peeled off. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > action of flying (in) aircraft > specific flying operations or procedures > [noun] > breaking away from formation peel-offa1911 a1911 D. G. Phillips Susan Lenox (1917) II. ii. 41 Sixteen seventy-five is quite a lively little peel-off for a dinner for only two. But it was worth it, don't you think? 1939 Flight 18 May 504a (caption) The peel-off. Westland Lysander monoplanes..start a mock dive-bombing attack. 1962 D. Warner Death of Bogey iv. vi. 168 The Lanes did the peel-off. Ran it by lorry. 1991 New Yorker 8 Apr. 32/3 They broke out the peel-offs: small rectangular cards..with cherries, lemons, oranges, bars, and bells concealed under flaps. B. adj. That peels off or that can be peeled off. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > uncovering > [adjective] > stripped or made bare > able to be stripped off excoriable1658 strippable1950 peel-off1960 the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > [adjective] > detachable > specific pull-off1875 tear-off1889 punch-out1931 take-off1950 peel-off1960 1960 Amer. Sociol. Rev. 25 77/2 Only after the overall social profile had been completed could a special ‘peel-off’ report be prepared concerning the specific questions which had initiated the larger study. 1972 D. E. Westlake Cops & Robbers (1973) xi. 149 They'd busily switched the license plates on the squad car and put the new peel-off numbers on its sides. 1995 Vogue July 64/2 A peel-off sticky side which you can attach under the armhole of your clothes to avoid those telltale stains. 2000 S. L. Plum Underwriting 101 xiii. 162 Revenue may also be generated by selling the peel-off backs of the bumper stickers to one or more businesses for use as coupons. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.a1911
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