The removal of the top layer of a material (e.g. paper) due to physical action – e.g. fibres pulled up by removing a piece of sticky tape from a sheet of paper.
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The removal of the top layer of a material (e.g. paper) due to physical action – e.g. fibres pulled up by removing a piece of sticky tape from a sheet of paper.