Loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales.

synonyms: peeling, shedding.

Roget 226: divestment; taking off etc. v.. nudity; bareness etc. adj.; undress; dishabille etc. 225; the altogether; nudation^†, denudation; decortication, depilation, excoriation, desquamation; molting; exfoliation; trichosis [Med.].    ... show more

Dutch: schilfering, schillen
Polish: łuszczenie, złuszczanie