1 The paint is flaking away in this dry weather.

2 The gold covering may be flaking away, exposing the white plaster, or gesso, underneath.

3 The hair came off like Herman's wig, and the papery flesh flaked away from the exploded skull.

4 A small portion of the scene showing the couple with the cart flaked away and broke on the floor.

5 As the hair fiber ages and gets weathered by exposure to pollution and through washing so the cuticle layer loses its shiny appearance and the cuticle scales flake away from the hair shaft.