Cuticle

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
cuticle
    n 1: the dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail
    2: the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body
       surface of vertebrates [syn: {epidermis}, {cuticle}]
    3: hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as
       arthropods and turtles [syn: {carapace}, {shell}, {cuticle},
       {shield}]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Cuticle \Cu"ti*cle\ (k[=u]"t[i^]*k'l), n. [L. cuticula, dim. of
   cutis skin; akin to E. hide skin of an animal.]
   1. (Anat.) The scarfskin or epidermis. See {Skin}.
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   2. (Bot.) The outermost skin or pellicle of a plant, found
      especially in leaves and young stems.
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   3. A thin skin formed on the surface of a liquid.
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from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
27 Moby Thesaurus words for "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, vair
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