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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Damasking :: Damasking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Damas.
Acne :: Acne (n.) A pustular affection of the skin, due to changes in the sebaceous glands..
Leucophlegmatic :: Leucophlegmatic (a.) Having a dropsical habit of body, with a white bloated skin..
Gascoines :: Gascoines (n. pl.) See Gaskins, 1..
Egest :: Egest (v. t.) To cast or throw out; to void, as excrement; to excrete, as the indigestible matter of the food; in an extended sense, to excrete by the lungs, skin, or kidneys..
Sun-burner :: Sunburn (n.) The burning or discoloration produced on the skin by the heat of the sun; tan.
Tetter :: Tetter (n.) A vesicular disease of the skin; herpes. See Herpes.
Nectarine :: Nectarine (n.) A smooth-skinned variety of peach.
Bilimbing :: Bilimbing (n.) The berries of two East Indian species of Averrhoa, of the Oxalideae or Sorrel family. They are very acid, and highly esteemed when preserved or pickled. The juice is used as a remedy for skin diseases..
Condylome :: Condylome (n.) A wartlike new growth on the outer skin or adjoining mucous membrane.
Dermal :: Dermal (a.) Pertaining to the integument or skin of animals; dermic; as, the dermal secretions..
Parch :: Parch (v. t.) To burn the surface of; to scorch; to roast over the fire, as dry grain; as, to parch the skin; to parch corn..
Genette :: Genette (n.) The fur of the common genet (Genetta vulgaris); also, any skin dressed in imitation of this fur..
Subcylindrical :: Subcuticular (a.) Situated under the cuticle, or scarfskin..
Eyelid :: Eyelid (n.) The cover of the eye; that portion of movable skin with which an animal covers or uncovers the eyeball at pleasure.
Serpentine :: Serpentine (n.) A mineral or rock consisting chiefly of the hydrous silicate of magnesia. It is usually of an obscure green color, often with a spotted or mottled appearance resembling a serpent's skin. Precious, or noble, serpentine is translucent and of a rich oil-green color..
Dermis :: Dermis (n.) The deep sensitive layer of the skin beneath the scarfskin or epidermis; -- called also true skin, derm, derma, corium, cutis, and enderon. See Skin, and Illust. in Appendix..
-derm :: -derm (n.) A suffix or terminal formative, much used in anatomical terms, and signifying skin, integument, covering; as, blastoderm, ectoderm, etc..
Skin :: Skin (n.) That part of a sail, when furled, which remains on the outside and covers the whole..
Sward :: Sward (n.) Skin; covering.
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