Skin
Definition of Skin
| n. | 1. | (Anat.) The external membranous integument of an animal. | | 2. | The hide of an animal, separated from the body, whether green, dry, or tanned; especially, that of a small animal, as a calf, sheep, or goat. | | 3. | A vessel made of skin, used for holding liquids. See Bottle, 1. | | 4. | The bark or husk of a plant or fruit; the exterior coat of fruits and plants. | | 5. | (Naut.) That part of a sail, when furled, which remains on the outside and covers the whole. | | v. t. | 1. | To strip off the skin or hide of; to flay; to peel; as, to skin an animal. | | 2. | To cover with skin, or as with skin; hence, to cover superficially. | | 3. | To strip of money or property; to cheat. | | v. i. | 1. | To become covered with skin; as, a wound skins over. | | 2. | To produce, in recitation, examination, etc., the work of another for one's own, or to use in such exercise cribs, memeoranda, etc., which are prohibited. |
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