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The slow art of convincing a surface to abandon what covers it.
means Removing the outer layer of something, or that outer layer coming off on its own.
from From Latin pilare, to strip of hair, via Old French peler — the same root that left us bald-adjacent words about plucking and stripping bare.
Skin scienceSunburned peeling sheds damaged cells your body abandoned.
Citrus oilsOrange peel sprays flammable oil when bent.
Wallpaper truthPeeling usually means moisture won the wall war.