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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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}.
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     2. (Bot.) The outermost skin or pellicle of a plant, found


        especially in leaves and young stems.
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     3. A thin skin formed on the surface of a liquid.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  27 Moby Thesaurus words for "cuticle":
     Leatherette, Leatheroid, coat, dermis, fell, fleece, flesh, fur,
     furring, hide, imitation fur, imitation leather, integument,
     jacket, leather, leather paper, outer layer, outer skin, pelt,
     peltry, rawhide, rind, sheath, skin, skins, tegument, vair
  
  

















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