scarfskin
the outermost layer of the skin; epidermis.
Origin of scarfskin
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How to use scarfskin in a sentence
The dark color of the Negro principally depends on the substance interposed between the true skin and the scarf-skin.
History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 | George W. WilliamsNearly all the protective color markings of animals are modifications of the scarf skin.
The black man is dark because of the abundance of pigment cells in his scarf skin.
Childish nature, which is only human nature without its scarf skin, is always afraid of irony.
The Tenants of Malory | Joseph Sheridan Le FanuThey may be traced in the palm by the ridges of the scarf skin.
British Dictionary definitions for scarfskin
/ (ˈskɑːfˌskɪn) /
the outermost layer of the skin; epidermis or cuticle
Origin of scarfskin
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