Associations to the word «Cuticle»

Wiktionary

CUTICLE, noun. The outermost layer of the skin of vertebrates; the epidermis.
CUTICLE, noun. The strip of hardened skin at the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail.
CUTICLE, noun. Dead or cornified epidermis.
CUTICLE, noun. (zoology) (botany) A noncellular protective covering outside the epidermis of many invertebrates and plants.
CUTICLE, noun. A thin skin formed on the surface of a liquid.

Dictionary definition

CUTICLE, noun. The dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail.
CUTICLE, noun. The outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates.
CUTICLE, noun. Hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.