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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Frolic :: Frolic (a.) Full of levity; dancing, playing, or frisking about; full of pranks; frolicsome; gay; merry..
Bearskin :: Bearskin (n.) A cap made of bearskin, esp. one worn by soldiers..
Fellmonger :: Fellmonger (n.) A dealer in fells or sheepskins, who separates the wool from the pelts..
Tail :: Tail (n.) A portion of an incision, at its beginning or end, which does not go through the whole thickness of the skin, and is more painful than a complete incision; -- called also tailing..
Tawery :: Tawery (n.) A place where skins are tawed.
Ectoderm :: Ectoderm (n.) The external skin or outer layer of an animal or plant, this being formed in an animal from the epiblast. See Illust. of Blastoderm..
Smegma :: Smegma (n.) The cheesy, sebaceous matter which collects between the glans penis and the foreskin..
Calf :: Calf (n.) Leather made of the skin of the calf; especially, a fine, light-colored leather used in bookbinding; as, to bind books in calf..
Mort :: Mort (n.) The skin of a sheep or lamb that has died of disease.
Glow :: Glow (v. i.) To feel hot; to have a burning sensation, as of the skin, from friction, exercise, etc.; to burn..
Tinea :: Tinea (n.) A name applied to various skin diseases, but especially to ringworm. See Ringworm, and Sycosis..
Skiving :: Skiving (n.) The act of paring or splitting leather or skins.
Emunctory :: Emunctory (n.) Any organ or part of the body (as the kidneys, skin, etc.,) which serves to carry off excrementitious or waste matter..
Blackheart :: Blackheart (n.) A heart-shaped cherry with a very dark-colored skin.
Rape :: Rape (n.) The refuse stems and skins of grapes or raisins from which the must has been expressed in wine making.
Peel :: Peel (v. i.) To lose the skin, bark, or rind; to come off, as the skin, bark, or rind does; -- often used with an adverb; as, the bark peels easily or readily..
Sweat :: Sweat (v. i.) The fluid which is excreted from the skin of an animal; the fluid secreted by the sudoriferous glands; a transparent, colorless, acid liquid with a peculiar odor, containing some fatty acids and mineral matter; perspiration. See Perspiration..
Buskin :: Buskin (n.) A similar covering for the foot and leg, made with very thick soles, to give an appearance of elevation to the stature; -- worn by tragic actors in ancient Greece and Rome. Used as a symbol of tragedy, or the tragic drama, as distinguished from comedy..
Whisking :: Whisking (a.) Large; great.
Skink :: Skink (n.) Drink; also, pottage..
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