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rine

rine

1 9.9
The outer skin of a fruit or the bark of a tree
  • noun
  • Archaic
translation icon : corteza

Examples

  • Don't say "rine," say "rain"

    My Fair Lady (1964)

  • "Mr. Tambo-rine man..."

    Dangerous Minds (1995)

  • The orange rine was easy to peel and revealed the sweet fruit inside.

  • The tree's rine was rough and tough, protecting its inner wood from pests.

  • As she enjoyed the grapefruit, she discarded the bitter rine on her plate.

Synonyms

skin
vsrine
92 1.0

The thin outer part of a fruit or vegetable

includes both those coverings and tree outer bark
peel
vsrine
72 1.0

The outer skin of a fruit or vegetable that you usually remove before eating

also refers to tree bark rather than only removable food layer

How Thick

shell
296 1.0
bark
66 1.0
rine
  • Archaic
1 9.9
skin
92 1.0

Surface Forms

rine singular
rines plural

Etymology

Rine is an old form of the common word rind, which means the outer skin or 'peel' of a fruit and also the 'bark' of a tree. So when old recipes or texts mention rine, they are talking about the same thing as a lemon's peel or a tree's bark.