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While the outer rind may seem like a regular navel orange, the inside is anything but!—Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025 Add detail by etching away just the skin in some spots and carving completely through the rind in others.—Ella Field, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2024 Both types of cheese rinds can be used in soups and broths, but Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese has extra thick and flavorful rinds thanks to how it's made.—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 18 Jan. 2025 Before delighting in your main squeeze, wash whole citrus fruits before cutting, then use a knife or your clean hands to slice or peel away the rind (including the white pith), Brekke suggests.—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for rind
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German rinda bark, and probably to Old English rendan to rend
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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The first known use of rind was
before the 12th century
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