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rind
I. \ˈrīnd, dial or before consonant or pause ˈrīn\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English rind, rinde, from Old English; akin to Middle Dutch rinde, rende & runde bark, Old Saxon rinda, Old High German rinda, rinta bark, German dial (Hesse) runde scab, Norwegian rind strip, Old English rendan to rend — more at rend
1. : bark, cortex
< rind of a tree >
2.
a. : peel
< watermelon rind >
< grated lemon rind >
b. : a piece of peel : peeling
< grapefruit rinds >
3.
a. : an outer layer or covering : crust, skin
< rind of cheese >
< rind of ham >
< atmosphere, the earth's invisible rind — Waldemar Kaempffert >
< dreams that lie hidden beneath the rind of the commonplace — H.A.Overstreet >
b. : a piece of skin or other outer layer
< bacon rinds >
4. : a strip of cloth under the leather grip of a golf club
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
: to remove the rind of : bark
III. noun
or rynd \ˈrīnd, ˈrind\
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English rynd; akin to Middle Dutch rijn millrind, Middle Low German rin, ryn
: millrind 1
IV. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: alteration of earlier rend, from Middle English renden, from Middle French rendre to render — more at render
dialect Britain : render
< rind tallow >
< rind butter >
V. \ˈrīn(d)\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: alteration of rime (I)
dialect chiefly Britain : frost 1c(1) |