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Sheepskin :: Sheepskin (n.) A diploma; -- so called because usually written or printed on parchment prepared from the skin of the sheep.

Undershirt :: Undershirt (n.) A shirt worn next the skin, under another shirt; -- called also undervest..

Emphractic :: Emphractic (a.) Having the quality of closing the pores of the skin.

Perspire :: Perspire (v. i.) To excrete matter through the skin; esp., to excrete fluids through the pores of the skin; to sweat..

Buskined :: Buskined (a.) Wearing buskins.

Dermobranchiate :: Dermobranchiate (a.) Having the skin modified to serve as a gill.

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..

Musculocutaneous :: Musculocutaneous (a.) Pertaining both to muscles and skin; as, the musculocutaneous nerve..

Contusion :: Contusion (n.) A bruise; an injury attended with more or less disorganization of the subcutaneous tissue and effusion of blood beneath the skin, but without apparent wound..

Leucous :: Leucous (a.) White; -- applied to albinos, from the whiteness of their skin and hair..

Whisking :: Whisking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Whis.

Skink :: Skink (v. i.) To serve or draw liquor.

Grape :: Grape (n.) A well-known edible berry growing in pendent clusters or bunches on the grapevine. The berries are smooth-skinned, have a juicy pulp, and are cultivated in great quantities for table use and for making wine and raisins..

Humor :: Humor (n.) A vitiated or morbid animal fluid, such as often causes an eruption on the skin..

Roan :: Roan (n.) A kind of leather used for slippers, bookbinding, etc., made from sheepskin, tanned with sumac and colored to imitate ungrained morocco..

Dermatopathic :: Dermatopathic (a.) Of or pertaining to skin diseases, or their cure..

Enepidermic :: Enepidermic (a.) Applied to the skin without friction; -- said of medicines.

Scald :: Scald (n.) A burn, or injury to the skin or flesh, by some hot liquid, or by steam..

Poake :: Poake (n.) Waste matter from the preparation of skins, consisting of hair, lime, oil, etc..

Tawery :: Tawery (n.) A place where skins are tawed.

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