rind
pronunciation
How to pronounce rind in British English:
UK [raɪnd]
How to pronounce rind in American English:
US [raɪnd]
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- Noun:
- the tissue forming the hard outer layer (of e.g. a fruit)
- the natural outer covering of food (usually removed before eating)
Word Origin
- rind (n.)
- Old English rinde "bark, crust," later "peel of a fruit or vegetable" (c. 1400), from Proto-Germanic *rind- (cognates: Old Saxon rinda, Middle Dutch and Dutch rinde "bark of a tree," Old High German rinda, German Rinde), probably related to Old English rendan (see rend (v.)).
Example
- 1. A bouquet garni made with a few sprigs each thyme and parsley , and a bay leaf and a parmesan rind
- 2. Lean and rind 's research also sheds light on the extreme average temperature in 1998 .
- 3. The rind on watermelons has some of the same effects as viagra .
- 4. Only a thin rind of living cancer cells remained . There were also fewer blood vessels within the tumours .
- 5. If peeling is too much of a chore , use a spoon or ice cream scoop to scoop them out of the rind .