Skin

  • 41skin — noun 1》 the thin layer of tissue forming the natural outer covering of the body of a person or animal.     ↘the skin of a dead animal used as material for clothing or other items.     ↘a container made from the skin of an animal, used for holding …

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  • 42Skin — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Le terme skin signifie peau en anglais. Il est repris dans plusieurs contextes : Les skins, habillages ou thèmes en français, sont des images ou des… …

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  • 43skin — [[t]skɪn[/t]] n. v. skinned, skin•ning, adj. 1) anat. zool. the external covering or integument of an animal body, esp. when soft and flexible 2) such an integument stripped from the body of an animal, esp. a small animal; pelt: a beaver… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 44skin —    Ili, alu alu.    ♦ Light brown skin, ili kea, ili mā ila.    ♦ Dark skin, ili kou.    ♦ New skin, ili lua.    ♦ Thick skin, ili pakalua.    ♦ Sagging skin, olo.    ♦ Peeled skin, ili māihi; paiho (rare).    ♦ Skin drumhead, ili kani.    ♦ Skin …

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  • 45skin — {{11}}skin (n.) c.1200, animal hide (usually dressed and tanned), from O.N. skinn animal hide, from P.Gmc. *skintha (Cf. O.H.G. scinten, Ger. schinden to flay, skin; Ger. dialectal schind skin of a fruit, Flem. schinde bark ), from PIE *sken cut… …

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  • 46skin — 1. noun 1) these chemicals could damage the skin Syn: epidermis, dermis, derma 2) Mary s fair skin Syn: complexion, coloring, skin color/tone, pigmentation 3) leopard skins Syn …

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  • 47skin — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse skinn; akin to Old English scinn skin, Middle High German schint fruit peel Date: 13th century 1. a. (1) the integument of an animal (as a fur bearing mammal or a bird)… …

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  • 48skin — See: BY THE SKIN OF ONE S TEETH, GET UNDER ONE S SKIN, JUMP OUT OF ONE S SKIN, KEEP ONE S EYES PEELED or KEEP ONE S EYES SKINNED, SAVE ONE S NECK or SAVE ONE S SKIN, WITH A WHOLE SKIN or IN A WHOLE SKIN …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 49skin — See: BY THE SKIN OF ONE S TEETH, GET UNDER ONE S SKIN, JUMP OUT OF ONE S SKIN, KEEP ONE S EYES PEELED or KEEP ONE S EYES SKINNED, SAVE ONE S NECK or SAVE ONE S SKIN, WITH A WHOLE SKIN or IN A WHOLE SKIN …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 50skin — skinhead [ skinɛd ] n. • 1983; mot angl. « crâne rasé » ♦ Garçon ou fille au crâne rasé portant des vêtements de style militaire, partisan d une idéologie d agressivité et de violence. « Au nom d un nationalisme raciste, les “skinheads” frappent… …

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