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Cuticle

//ˈkjuːtɪkəl// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The outermost layer of the skin of vertebrates; the epidermis.
  2. 2
    hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles wordnet
  3. 3
    The strip of hardened skin at the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail.

    "By that time she has pushed back his cuticles, cleaned his nails and painted them with clear polish."

  4. 4
    the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates wordnet
  5. 5
    Dead or cornified epidermis.
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  1. 6
    the dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail wordnet
  2. 7
    A noncellular protective covering outside the epidermis of many invertebrates and plants.
  3. 8
    A thin skin formed on the surface of a liquid.
  4. 9
    A protective layer on the shell of a bird's egg.

Etymology

From Middle French cuticule, from Latin cuticula (“cuticle, skin”).

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