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cuticle
CIDE DICTIONARY
cuticle, n. [L. cuticula, dim. of cutis skin; akin to E. hide skin of an animal.].
- The scarfskin or epidermis. See Skin. [1913 Webster]
- The outermost skin or pellicle of a plant, found especially in leaves and young stems. [1913 Webster]
- A thin skin formed on the surface of a liquid. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
cuticle, n.
1 a the dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail. b the epidermis or other superficial skin.
2 Bot. a thin surface film on plants.
1 a the dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail. b the epidermis or other superficial skin.
2 Bot. a thin surface film on plants.
Derivative
cuticular adj.
Etymology
L cuticula, dimin. of cutis skin
THESAURUS
cuticle
Leatherette, Leatheroid, coat, dermis, fell, fleece, flesh, fur, furring, hide, imitation fur, imitation leather, integument, jacket, leather, leather paper, outer layer, outer skin, pelt, peltry, rawhide, rind, sheath, skin, skins, tegument, vairROGET THESAURUS
cuticle
Covering
N covering, cover, baldachin, baldachino, baldaquin, canopy, tilt, awning, tent, marquee, tente d'abri, umbrella, parasol, sunshade, veil (shade), shield, roof, ceiling, thatch, tile, pantile, pentile, tiling, slates, slating, leads, barrack, plafond, planchment, tiling, shed, top, lid, covercle, door, operculum, bulkhead, bandage, plaster, lint, wrapping, dossil, finger stall, coverlet, counterpane, sheet, quilt, tarpaulin, blanket, rug, drugget, housing, antimacassar, eiderdown, numdah, pillowcase, pillowslip, linoleum, saddle cloth, blanket cloth, tidy, tilpah, apishamore, integument, tegument, skin, pellicle, fleece, fell, fur, leather, shagreen, hide, pelt, peltry, cordwain, derm, robe, buffalo robe, cuticle, scarfskin, epidermis, clothing, mask, peel, crust, bark, rind, cortex, husk, shell, coat, eggshell, glume, capsule, sheath, sheathing, pod, cod, casing, case, theca, elytron, elytrum, involucrum, wrapping, wrapper, envelope, vesicle, corn husk, corn shuck, dermatology, conchology, testaceology, inunction, incrustation, superimposition, superposition, obduction, scale, veneer, facing, overlay, plate, silver plate, gold plate, copper plate, engobe, ormolu, Sheffield plate, pavement, coating, paint, varnish, plating, barrel plating, anointing, enamel, epitaxial deposition, vapor deposition, ground, whitewash, plaster, spackel, stucco, compo, cerement, ointment, covering, superimposed, overlaid, plated, cutaneous, dermal, cortical, cuticular, tegumentary, skinny, scaly, squamous, covered, imbricated, loricated, armor plated, ironclad, under cover, cowled, cucullate, dermatoid, encuirassed, hooded, squamiferous, tectiform, vaginate.For further exploring for "cuticle" in Webster Dictionary Online
