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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
cuticle
    n 1: the dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail
    2: the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body
       surface of vertebrates [syn: epidermis, cuticle]
    3: hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as
       arthropods and turtles [syn: carapace, shell, cuticle,
       shield]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. (Bot.) The outermost skin or pellicle of a plant, found
      especially in leaves and young stems.
      [1913 Webster]

   3. A thin skin formed on the surface of a liquid.
      [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for Cuticle:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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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