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cuticle

noun
/ˈkjuːtɪkəl/

Etymology

From Middle French cuticule, from Latin cuticula (“cuticle, skin”).

  1. derived from cuticula — “cuticle, skin”
  2. derived from cuticule

Definitions

  1. The outermost layer of the skin of vertebrates

    The outermost layer of the skin of vertebrates; the epidermis.

  2. The strip of hardened skin at the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail.

    • By that time she has pushed back his cuticles, cleaned his nails and painted them with clear polish.

  3. Dead or cornified epidermis.

  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. A noncellular protective covering outside the epidermis of many invertebrates and plants.

    2. A thin skin formed on the surface of a liquid.

    3. A protective layer on the shell of a bird's egg.

The neighborhood

Derived

cuticleless, cuticular, endocuticle, epicuticle, exocuticle, mesocuticle, procuticle, subcuticle

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