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Webster 1913 Edition
Cuticle
Cu′ti-cle
(kū′tĭ-k’l)
, Noun.
[L.
cuticula
, dim. of cutis
skin; akin to E. hide
skin of an animal.] 2.
(Bot.)
The outermost skin or pellicle of a plant, found especially in leaves and young stems.
3.
A thin skin formed on the surface of a liquid.
Webster 1828 Edition
Cuticle
CUTICLE
,Noun.
1.
The scarf-skin; the thin exterior coat of the skin, which rises in a blister; a thin pellucid membrane covering the true skin.2.
The thin external covering of the bark of a plant.3.
A thin skin formed on the surface of liquor.Definition 2025
cuticle
cuticle
English
Noun
cuticle (plural cuticles)
- The outermost layer of the skin of vertebrates; the epidermis.
- The strip of hardened skin at the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail.
- Dead or cornified epidermis.
- (zoology, botany) A noncellular protective covering outside the epidermis of many invertebrates and plants.
- A thin skin formed on the surface of a liquid.
Synonyms
- (zoology, botany) (outer protective covering): cuticula
Derived terms
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Translations
outermost layer of skin of vertebrates — see epidermis
strip of hardened skin at the base of the finger and toenail
protective covering outside epidermis