rind

¹

[ rahynd ]

noun

1. a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:

   watermelon rind; orange rind; bacon rind.

2. the bark of a tree.

rind

²

or rynd

[ rahynd, rind ]

noun

1. a piece of iron running across an upper millstone as a support.

rind

/ raɪnd /

noun

1. a hard outer layer or skin on bacon, cheese, etc
2. the outer layer of a fruit or of the spore-producing body of certain fungi
3. the outer layer of the bark of a tree

Other Words From

• rindless adjective
• rindy adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of rind¹

before 900; Middle English, Old English rind ( e ) tree bark, crust; cognate with German Rinde

Origin of rind²

1300–50; Middle English rynd; cognate with Middle Dutch rijn, Middle Low German rīn

Word History and Origins

Origin of rind¹

Old English rinde ; Old High German rinta , German Rinde

Example Sentences

In 2022, the consortium began introducing tracking chips, no larger than a grain of rice, as part of the label embedded in the hard rind of the cheese.

From BBC

Rumphius identified the fruit's tough outer skin as the source of its pungency, noting how the people of Indonesia's Ambon Island had a habit of disposing of the noxious rinds on the shoreline.

From Salon

Play it safe with any cut-up fruits or vegetables, as it’s easier for cut surfaces to harbor bacteria, and your knife can transfer any bacteria on the rind to the surfaces of the cut fruit.

From Seattle Times

The 8-foot-by-14-foot sliced fruit — red pulp, green-and-white rind and black seeds — has the same colors as those on the Palestinian flag and has become a symbol of solidarity with the Palestinian cause.

From Los Angeles Times

The elevated snack tray comes with crudités alongside a pesto yogurt sauce, a tuna tostada, a carpaccio hand roll, shrimp toast and a refreshing, fruity and herbaceous granita that comes in a hollowed-out tangerine rind.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• crust