Hypertext Webster Gateway: "cuticle"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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}.
2. (Bot.) The outermost skin or pellicle of a plant, found
especially in leaves and young stems.
3. A thin skin formed on the surface of a liquid.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
cuticle
n 1: the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body
surface of vertebrates [syn: {epidermis}]
2: hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as
arthropods and turtles [syn: {carapace}, {shell}]
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