Meaning of orange-peely | Babel Free

Definitions

Resembling or characteristic of orange peel.

Examples

“THERE’S the same sawdusty, orange-peely, gasy smell⟳; the same apparently endless stairs to climb⟳, sir; the same wired-round gaslights; the same pushing and crushing; men laughing, women laughing or crying; the same policeman telling people not to push⟳, or to “be easy there,” and giving other little bits of advice, as he stands behind the strong barrier opposite where the pigeon-hole is, and the man takes the shillings and gives you metal checks in exchange⟳.”

“I went through orange-peely waste-paper baskets every day for weeks to find⟳ certain values of Pan-American stamps and stamped envelopes.”

“[…] the best way for all practical purposes to show⟳ a person how to distinguish saltglaze is to point⟳ out the peculiar orange-peely nature of the surface.”

“[…] are usually just as crowded, just as peanutty, and just as orange-peely as those of a North American accommodation train⟳.”

“Everything’s so stale and orange-peely and fish-and-chippy!”

“The finish⟳ is not what it should be—paint⟳ thin, orange-peely and extremely easily chipped.”

“[…] lack of good agitation and filtration resulted in rough, nodular deposits, which show⟳ through to the surface (orange-peely, locally distorted effect).”

“The new dials, which perhaps are less objectionable than the old, when the latter are very badly cracked or patched, are often hard to detect⟳. They do, however, tend⟳ to look⟳ rather like⟳ the photographs which they are, and also to have⟳ an “orange-peely” look⟳ when viewed along their surfaces.”

“The Pony’s paint⟳ leaves a lot to be desired. It looks like⟳ it was put⟳ on with a roller—not so much orange-peely as just plain rough.”

“Reduce⟳ and minimize the appearance of lumpy, dimpled, orange-peely skin conditions, commonly known as “cellulite.””

“Fluoropolymer-based powder coatings differ⟳ in several respects from the Kynar 500-based liquid finishes. Their appearance is more textured, or “orange-peely.””

“Past RS K-bikes have⟳ been seriously flawed. Take⟳ your pick⟳: smoking engines, toe-numbing vibration, sub-600-class acceleration, orange-peely paint⟳ that would have⟳ looked out of place⟳ on a Tijuana taxi, let⟳ alone a supposedly world-class sport-tourer.”

“Besides your thighs and upper arms are orange-peely and that always scares women.”

“For instance, it mistakenly describes cellulite as “waste⟳ products . . . stored under the skin, creating that ‘orange-peely look⟳.’”

“The finished result⟳ tends to be a bit ‘orange-peely’ so the technique is best restricted to less prestigious items, such as greetings cards and wrapping papers.”

“Then they’d put⟳ their orange peels under the bunk and just leave⟳ them there, and the whole barracks used to have⟳ a sort⟳ of orange-peely smell⟳.”

“[…] orange-peely and it’s prone to stone chipping.”

“Or perhaps you’ve just been ignoring those pudgy, orange-peely dimples creeping down your thighs.”

“Among other things, respondent’s expert found a “tight, dry, ‘orange-peely’ texture” and “[c]lear-coat runs” in repainted areas on the vehicle.”

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