skin

skɪn

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#1·14h ago

(uncountable) The outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human.

He is so disgusting he makes my skin crawl.

Origin: From , skinn, from , from , from , from , nasal variant of to cut. Partially displaced native Old English hȳd, from which derives hide. Cognate with , dialectal German fruit peel; also , , , ,. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·14h ago

(uncountable) The outer protective layer of the fruit of a plant.

Her skin is pale like chicken skin, after you have peel[ed] all the feathers.

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#3·14h ago

(countable) The skin and fur of an individual animal used by humans for clothing, upholstery, etc.

In order to get to the rest of the paint in the can, you′ll have to remove the skin floating on top of it.

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