Results for skin
Definitions of skin:
part of speech: verb transitive
To cover with skin: to cover the surface of: to strip the skin from, to peel.
part of speech: verb transitive
To strip the outer membrane from; flay; peel.
part of speech: past tense, past participle
part of speech: noun
The natural outer covering of an animal body: a hide: the bark or rind of plants, etc.
part of speech: verb intransitive
To be covered with a skin:- pr. p. skinning; pa. t. and pa. p. skinned.
part of speech: verb
To strip the hide or covering from; to flay; to cover with skin; to acquire a skin.
part of speech: noun
The membrano on the surface of the body of an animal which forms its outside covering; hide; pelt; bark; rind, or peel; as, the skin of an orange; a vessel made of an animal's hide, for holding liquids.
part of speech: present participle
Skinning.
part of speech: noun
Usage examples for skin:
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And now where shall I find another skin
"The Adventures of Pinocchio", C. Collodi--Pseudonym of Carlo Lorenzini -
That'll let you out with a whole skin
"Peter A Novel of Which He is Not the Hero", F. Hopkinson Smith -
Mr. Wynne's face grew black under its dark skin
"Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker", S. Weir Mitchell -
Where did you ever see a Gorgio with a skin like that?
"Aylwin", Theodore Watts-Dunton