orange peel
Britishnoun
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the thick pitted rind of an orange
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anything resembling this in surface texture, such as skin or porcelain
Example Sentences
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Ziskin also created what she calls a “chef-y” combination: rhubarb with pistachio chiffon and mascarpone custard infused with orange peel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2026
Some mixture of orange peel, coconut oil and vanilla to create the sweet smell?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 26, 2026
“You can always go drywall with orange peel, which will get you a nice textured look, or you can take the opportunity to make it your own,” Adams says.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 2, 2024
"It's the citron and the orange peel and the lemon peel and some of those old school preservatives; that's what makes a fruitcake tastes terrible," says Meyer.
From Salon ● Dec. 17, 2023
If you throw an orange peel into the lake, it passes through | long underground tunnels and mysteriously reappears kilome^ ters away, at the Peguche waterfall, a place where wishes come true.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
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