† bipilv.
Obsolete.
transitive. To deprive of the peel or bark.
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > uncovering > uncover or remove covering from [verb (transitive)] > strip or make bare > strip of outer layer > strip of skin, husk, or bark
bipilc1230
unrinda1382
slipe?c1390
hull1398
pill1440
husk1562
flay1574
unhusk1598
decorticate1611
depilate1620
rind1623
excorticate1657
disbark1659
c1230 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Corpus Cambr.) (1962) 78 Haueð bipilet mi fier.
Derivatives
biˈpiliung n. peeling.
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > uncovering > [noun] > stripping or uncovering so as to leave bare > stripping or shedding external layer
bipiliunga1250
peeling1535
exfoliation1676
a1250 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Nero) (1952) 66 Vor ðe uormeste bipiliunge [c1230 Corpus biþilunge]..nis buten of prude.
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