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peau d'orange

peau d'orange noun: human skin with the appearance and dimpled texture of an orange peel, associated with some medical conditions.

peau d'orange: human skin with the appearance and dimpled texture of an orange peel, associated with some medical...
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Noun

peau d'orange (uncountable)

  1. Human skin with the appearance and dimpled texture of an orange peel, associated with some medical conditions.

Origin of peau d'orange

From French peau d'orange, meaning "skin of orange", "orange skin".

Questions about peau d'orange

What does peau d'orange mean?
Peau d'orange means human skin with the appearance and dimpled texture of an orange peel, associated with some medical conditions.
What part of speech is peau d'orange?
Peau d'orange is a noun.

Words near peau d'orange in the dictionary

  1. peatswamps
  2. Peattie
  3. peaty
  4. peaty monster
  5. peaty monsters
  6. peau d'orange
  7. peau de soie
  8. peavee
  9. peavees
  10. peavey
  11. peaveys

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