cuticles
- plural of cuticle.
Example Sentences
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"Remy hair has aligned cuticles, hair flows uniformly in one direction, which leads to less tangling and a silkier texture. This is high-value hair," says George Cherion, the company's chief executive.
From BBC • Feb. 17, 2025
The Outset Botanical Barrier Rescue Balm started out as a lip balm but I was using it on my cuticles and flyaways, so we made it enormous.
From New York Times • May 9, 2024
In addition to shelly components, it contains extremely rare soft elements such as digestive systems and cuticles, in a remarkable state of preservation.
From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 2024
But at that time, the gland only made a fatty acid solvent similar to the hydrocarbons that almost all insects make in their cuticles to prevent desiccation and to communicate chemically.
From Scientific American • Sep. 27, 2023
There are his bitten-down cuticles, and the way she once accidentally embarrassed him.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
