Peeling
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The act of removing the outer surface in strips. Strips of an outer rind or surface that has been removed.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To remove the skin or outer covering of.
Example sentence: If you dig deep and keep peeling the onion, artists and freelance writers are the leaders in society - the people who start to get new ideas out.
Desquamation
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The shedding of the outer layers of the skin. For example, once the rash of measles fades, there is desquamation.