Definition of skin

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Skin (n.) The bark or husk of a plant or fruit; the exterior coat of fruits and plants.

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Maskinonge :: Maskinonge (n.) The muskellunge.
Scincoidea :: Scincoidea (n. pl.) A tribe of lizards including the skinks. See Skink.
Inoculate :: Inoculate (v. t.) To communicate a disease to ( a person ) by inserting infectious matter in the skin or flesh; as, to inoculate a person with the virus of smallpox,rabies, etc. See Vaccinate..
Hypodermic :: Hypodermic (a.) Of or pertaining to the parts under the skin.
Cicatrize :: Cicatrize (v. i.) To heal; to have a new skin.
Pompholyx :: Pompholyx (n.) A skin disease in which there is an eruption of bullae, without inflammation or fever..
Whisk :: Whisk (n.) A small culinary instrument made of wire, or the like, for whisking or beating eggs, cream, etc..
Kussier :: Kussier (n.) (Mus.) A Turkish instrument of music, with a hollow body covered with skin, over which five strings are stretched..
Inunction :: Inunction (n.) The act of anointing, or the state of being anointed; unction; specifically (Med.), the rubbing of ointments into the pores of the skin, by which medicinal agents contained in them, such as mercury, iodide of potash, etc., are absorbed..
Epidermis :: Epidermis (v. t.) The outer, nonsensitive layer of the skin; cuticle; scarfskin. See Dermis..
Moccasin :: Moccasin (n.) A shoe made of deerskin, or other soft leather, the sole and upper part being one piece. It is the customary shoe worn by the American Indians..
Cataphracted :: Cataphracted (a.) Covered with a cataphract, or armor of plates, scales, etc.; or with that which corresponds to this, as horny or bony plates, hard, callous skin, etc..
Rhinoscleroma :: Rhinoscleroma (n.) A rare disease of the skin, characterized by the development of very hard, more or less flattened, prominences, appearing first upon the nose and subsequently upon the neighboring parts, esp. the lips, palate, and throat..
Flense :: Flense (v. t.) To strip the blubber or skin from, as from a whale, seal, etc..
Rheumides :: Rheumides (n. pl.) The class of skin disease developed by the dartrous diathesis. See under Dartrous.
Pilch :: Pilch (n.) A gown or case of skin, or one trimmed or lined with fur..
Hylaeosaurus :: Hylaeosaurus (n.) A large Wealden dinosaur from the Tilgate Forest, England. It was about twenty feet long, protected by bony plates in the skin, and armed with spines..
Warega Fly :: Warega fly () A Brazilian fly whose larvae live in the skin of man and animals, producing painful sores..
Scrow :: Scrow (n.) A clipping from skins; a currier's cuttings.
Shammy :: Shammy (n.) A soft, pliant leather, prepared originally from the skin of the chamois, but now made also from the skin of the sheep, goat, kid, deer, and calf. See Shamoying..
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