1658: But in the Homericall Urne of Patroclus, whatever was the solid Tegument, we finde the immediate covering to be a purple peece of silk — Sir Thomas Browne, Urne-Burial (Penguin 2005, p. 21)
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Tegument
//ˈtɛɡ.jʊ.mənt//
Synonyms for "tegument" (19 found)
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9 translations across 5 languages.
French
2 entries- couverture noun (something which covers)
- revêtement noun (something which covers)
German
1 entries- Bedeckung noun (something which covers)
Ido
1 entries- tegumento noun (something which covers)
Polish
2 entries- oprawa noun (something which covers)
- osłona noun (something which covers)
Welsh
3 entries- gorchudd noun (something which covers)
- pilyn noun (something which covers)
- tegmentwm noun (something which covers)
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