Hypertext Webster Gateway: "rind"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Rind \Rind\, v. t.
To remove the rind of; to bark. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Rind \Rind\ (r[imac]nd), n. [AS. rind bark, crust of bread; akin
to OHG. rinta, G. rinde, and probably to E. rand, rim; cf.
Skr. ram to end, rest.]
The external covering or coat, as of flesh, fruit, trees,
etc.; skin; hide; bark; peel; shell.
Thou canst not touch the freedom of my mind With all
thy charms, although this corporal rind Thou hast
immanacled. --Milton.
Sweetest nut hath sourest rind. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
rind
n 1: the tissue forming the hard outer layer of e.g. a fruit
[syn: {skin}]
2: a hard outer covering or skin on food
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