peeling

peeling
    n 1: loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming
         off in scales [syn: {desquamation}, {peeling}, {shedding}]
    

Peel \Peel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Peeled} (p[=e]ld); p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Peeling}.] [F. peler to pull out the hair, to strip,
   to peel, fr. L. pilare to deprive of hair, fr. pilus a hair;
   or perh. partly fr. F. peler to peel off the skin, perh. fr.
   L. pellis skin (cf. {Fell} skin). Cf. {Peruke}.]
   1. To strip off the skin, bark, or rind of; to strip by
      drawing or tearing off the skin, bark, husks, etc.; to
      flay; to decorticate; as, to peel an orange.
      [1913 Webster]

            The skillful shepherd peeled me certain wands.
                                                  --Shak.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. To strip or tear off; to remove by stripping, as the skin
      of an animal, the bark of a tree, etc.
      [1913 Webster]
    

damaged \damaged\ (d[a^]m"[asl]jd), adj.
   1. changed so as to reduce value, function, or other
      desirable trait; -- usually not used of persons. Opposite
      of {undamaged}. [Narrower terms: {battered, beat-up,
      beaten-up, bedraggled, broken-down, dilapidated,
      ramshackle, tumble-down, unsound}; {bent, crumpled,
      dented}; {blasted, rent, ripped, torn}; {broken-backed};
      {burned-out(prenominal), burned out(predicate),
      burnt-out(prenominal), burnt out(predicate)}; {burst,
      ruptured}; {corroded}; {cracked, crackled, crazed};
      {defaced, marred}; {hurt, weakened};
      {knocked-out(prenominal), knocked out}; {mangled,
      mutilated}; {peeling}; {scraped, scratched};
      {storm-beaten}] Also See {blemished}, {broken}, {damaged},
      {destroyed}, {impaired}, {injured}, {unsound}.
      [WordNet 1.5]

   2. Rendered imperfect by impairing the integrity of some
      part, or by breaking. Opposite of {unbroken}. [Narrower
      terms: {busted}; {chipped}; {cracked}; {crumbled,
      fragmented}; {crushed, ground}; {dissolved}; {fractured};
      {shattered, smashed, splintered}; {split}; {unkept,
      violated}] Also See: {damaged}, {imperfect}, {injured},
      {unsound}.

   Syn: broken.
        [WordNet 1.5]

   3. being unjustly brought into disrepute; as, her damaged
      reputation.

   Syn: discredited.
        [WordNet 1.5]

   4. made to appear imperfect; -- especially of reputation; as,
      the senator's seriously damaged reputation.

   Syn: besmirched, flyblown, spotted, stained, sullied,
        tainted, tarnished.
        [WordNet 1.5]