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Webster 1913 Edition


Rind

Rind

(rì„nd)
,
Noun.
[AS.
rind
bark, crust of bread; akin to OHG.
rinta
, G.
rinde
, and probably to E.
rand
,
rim
; cf. Skr.
ram
to end, rest.]
The external covering or coat, as of flesh, fruit, trees, etc.; skin; hide; bark; peel; shell.
Thou canst not touch the freedom of my mind
With all thy charms, although this corporal
rind

Thou hast immanacled.
Milton.
Sweetest nut hath sourest
rind
.
Shakespeare

Rind

,
Verb.
T.
To remove the rind of; to bark.
[R.]

Webster 1828 Edition


Rind

RIND

,
Noun.
[Gr.]
The bark of a plant; the skin or coat of fruit that may be pared or peeled off; also, the inner bark of trees.

RIND

,
Verb.
T.
To bark; to decorticate. [Not in use.]