scarfskin

[skahrf-skin]

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noun

the outermost layer of the skin; epidermis.

Origin of scarfskin

First recorded in 1605–15; scarf¹ + skin

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Related Words for scarfskin

leather, wool, fur, skin, fleece, shell, hide, pelt, crust, husk, scale, membrane, rind, integument, pellicle, epidermis, felt, ectoderm, pelage, peltry

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Historical Examples of scarfskin

There is no blood in the scarfskin, but there is a network of blood tubes in the true skin.
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British Dictionary definitions for scarfskin

scarfskin

noun

the outermost layer of the skin; epidermis or cuticle

Word Origin for scarfskin

C17: from scarf 1 (in the sense: an outer covering)

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scarfskin in Medicine

scarfskin

[skärf′skĭn′]

n.

The outermost layer of skin, especially that which forms the cuticle.