silverskin

1 7.1

A thin silvery layer on meat, garlic or coffee beans

noun
/ˈsɪlvərˌskɪn/

: membrana

It is important to remove the silverskin from beef before grilling to ensure tenderness.

Examples

The chef carefully peeled away the silverskin from each garlic clove.
The chef instructed us to remove the silverskin from the garlic before mincing it for the sauce.
Leaving the silverskin on the meat can make it tough after cooking.
The silverskin on the garlic cloves was easy to peel off.
Do you see the silverskin on that piece of meat?
When preparing the steak, be sure to cut away the silverskin for a more tender bite.
Before cooking, it's important to trim off the silverskin on the deer meat to enhance the flavor.

Synonyms

rind

vssilverskin

32 2.7

A tough outer skin on foods like fruit, cheese, or bacon that people often remove before eating

is a thin papery membrane rather than a thick tough layer

skin

vssilverskin

31 1.0

The thin outer part of a fruit or vegetable

is a silvery papery membrane found on some foods

Antonyms

thick skin

3 4.2

A very heavy outer covering on animals like elephants that protects them

Surface Forms

silverskin singular

silverskins plural

Morphology

silverskin = silver + skin (transparent) = silver + skin

Meaning is directly compositional: a 'skin' (thin outer layer) that is silvery in appearance.

Etymology

Silverskin comes from the simple parts silver and skin, where silver means 'shiny, silvery colour' and skin means 'thin outer layer'. So, a silverskin is the thin, silvery outer layer on meat, garlic, or coffee beans that you often peel away before cooking.