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The dish is layered with bright citrus from orange rind, an abundance of dill for a deep herbaceous flavor, and garbanzo beans that add a rich nuttiness.—Chelsea Davis, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025 The spectrum of blue cheeses is wide, from mild, creamy and sweet with no rind to salty, savory and pungent with a natural rind.—Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024 Their rinds became thicker, the pits larger and the amount of the edible flesh greater.—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025 Popular freezer hacks include saving Parmesan rinds to deepen the flavor of soups, cutting up loaves of bread for toast, and even storing homemade jam without all the mess of canning.—Meghan McCarron, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 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
Time Traveler
The first known use of rind was
before the 12th century
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