3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Pellicle \Pel"li*cle\, n. [L. pellicula, dim. of pellis skin: cf. F. pellicule.] 1. A thin skin or film. [1913 Webster] 2. (Chem.) A thin film formed on the surface of an evaporating solution. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: pellicle n : thin protective membrane in some protozoa From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 70 Moby Thesaurus words for "pellicle": allantoic membrane, amnion, amniotic sac, arachnoid membrane, basement membrane, coat, coating, collop, conjuctiva, covering, cut, deal, disk, eardrum, enamel, facing, feuille, film, flap, foil, fold, fur, hymen, lacquer, lamella, lamina, laminated glass, laminated wood, lap, leaf, maidenhead, membrana serosa, membrana tympana, membrane, meninges, meninx, neurilemma, paint, pane, panel, patina, peel, pericardium, perineurium, plait, plank, plate, plating, pleura, ply, plywood, rasher, revetment, safety glass, scale, scum, serosa, sheet, skin, slab, slat, slice, table, tablet, tympanic membrane, tympanum, varnish, velum, veneer, wafer
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