Definition of Skin

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Definition of Skin

Skin

The external membranous integument of an animal.

The hide of an animal, separated from the body, whether green, dry, or tanned; especially, that of a small animal, as a calf, sheep, or goat.

A vessel made of skin, used for holding liquids. See Bottle, 1.

The bark or husk of a plant or fruit; the exterior coat of fruits and plants.

That part of a sail, when furled, which remains on the outside and covers the whole.

The covering, as of planking or iron plates, outside the framing, forming the sides and bottom of a vessel; the shell; also, a lining inside the framing.

To strip off the skin or hide of; to flay; to peel; as, to skin an animal.

To cover with skin, or as with skin; hence, to cover superficially.

To strip of money or property; to cheat.

To become covered with skin; as, a wound skins over.

To produce, in recitation, examination, etc., the work of another for one's own, or to use in such exercise cribs, memeoranda, etc., which are prohibited.

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Skin Quotations

What is the difference between a taxidermist and a tax collector? The taxidermist takes only your skin.
Mark Twain

I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.
Martin Luther King, Jr.

I look to a day when people will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.
Martin Luther King, Jr.

It doesn't matter how long my hair is or what colour my skin is or whether I'm a woman or a man.
John Lennon

Khrushchev reminds me of the tiger hunter who has picked a place on the wall to hang the tiger's skin long before he has caught the tiger. This tiger has other ideas.
John F. Kennedy

On vacations: We hit the sunny beaches where we occupy ourselves keeping the sun off our skin, the saltwater off our bodies, and the sand out of our belongings.
Erma Bombeck

I have a skin disorder that destroys the pigmentation of my skin, it's something that I cannot help, OK?
Michael Jackson

You start out giving your hat, then you give your coat, then your shirt, then your skin and finally your soul.
Charles de Gaulle

The Black skin is not a badge of shame, but rather a glorious symbol of national greatness.
Marcus Garvey

If any man claims the Negro should be content... let him say he would willingly change the color of his skin and go to live in the Negro section of a large city. Then and only then has he a right to such a claim.
Robert Kennedy

Skin Translations

skin in Afrikaans is vel
skin in Danish is skind, hud
skin in Dutch is dierevel, vel, huid, pels, vacht
skin in Finnish is iho, talja
skin in German is Haut, Haut, Fell
skin in Latin is tergum, velius
skin in Norwegian is hud
skin in Portuguese is pele
skin in Spanish is piel, cascara

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