skinned en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /skɪnd/
Etymology
Etymology tree English skin Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English skinned From skin (noun) + -ed (“having”).
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Having skin.
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(in-compounds, not-comparable) Having skin. ▸ Having a specific type of skin.
Kiwi: Kiwi fruits are imported from New Zealand. Sometimes called Chinese gooseberries, these brown fuzzy-skinned fruits will be soft to the touch, like an avocado, when ripe. To serve this fruit, peel and slice.
1969, “Guide to Buying Fruit”, in “Buying, Storing, and Preparing”, in Better Homes and Gardens Salad Book, New York, N.Y.; Des Moines, Ia.: Better Homes and Gardens Books, published 1970 (2nd printing), page 146, column 1:
- (not-comparable) Covered in a thin membrane resembling skin.
Deriveds
whole-skinned · dark-skinned · onion-skinned · tough-skinned · shitskinned · redskinned · thick-skinned · thin-skinned · yellow-skinned · light-skinned