Integument

3 definitions found

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

  Integument \In*teg"u*ment\, n. [L. integumentum, fr. integere to
     cover; pref. in- in, on + tegere to cover: cf. F.
     int['e]gument. See 1st {n-}, and {Tegument}.]
     That which naturally invests or covers another thing, as the
     testa or the tegmen of a seed; specifically (Anat.), a
     covering which invests the body, as the skin, or a membrane


     that invests a particular part.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  integument
       n : an outer protective covering such as the skin of an animal
           or a cuticle or seed coat or rind or shell

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

  54 Moby Thesaurus words for "integument":
     Leatherette, Leatheroid, border, circumference, coat, cortex,
     covering, crust, cuticle, dermis, envelope, epidermis, exterior,
     external, facade, face, facet, fell, fleece, flesh, fringe, front,
     fur, furring, hide, imitation fur, imitation leather, jacket,
     leather, leather paper, lineaments, outer face, outer layer,
     outer side, outer skin, outline, outside, pelt, peltry, periphery,
     rawhide, rind, sheath, shell, skin, skins, superficies,
     superstratum, surface, tegmen, tegmentum, tegument, top, vair