Etymology

peau d'orange

Today it means: Human skin with the appearance and dimpled texture of an orange peel, associated with some medical conditions. Full definition →

French peau d'orange
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  1. French · borrowed frompeau d'orange
  2. English todaypeau d'orange

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

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.