skin

SKIN, noun 1. The natural covering of animal bodies, consisting of the cuticle or scarf-skin, the rete mucosum, and the cutis or hide. The cuticle is very thin and insensible; the cutis is thicker and very sensible.2. A hide; a pelt; the skin of an animal separated from the body, whether green, dry or tanned.3. The body; the person; in ludicrous language4. The bark or husk of a plant; the exterior coat of fruits and plants.SKIN, verb transitive 1. To strip off the skin or hide; to flay; to peel.2. To cover with skin 3. to cover superficially.SKIN, verb intransitive To be covered with skin; as a wound skins over