skinned
Britishadjective
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stripped of the skin
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having a skin as specified
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( in combination )
thick-skinned
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to watch carefully
Example Sentences
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Represented by a blue‑skinned woman wearing feather ornaments, Gaitana describes herself as an environmentalist and animal rights defender.
From Barron's
The victim described the attacker to police as "white, olive skinned and tanned", a "muscular build" and "a shiny, hairless chest", Price said.
From BBC
His family wrote in a tribute: "Our beautiful soft skinned, beautiful long eye lashed boy with a cheeky charming infectious smile that touched everyone's hearts left this dimension early this morning in my arms."
From BBC
And since they were at the pool and had a comb, they washed their hair and combed out two days of tangles, which hurt more than the skinned knee.
From Literature
The driver of the van was an older, dark brown–skinned woman with a head full of gray braids that made twinkling sounds when she moved her head.
From Literature
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