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cuticle 1. dead skin, esp that round the base of a fingernail or toenail 2. another name for epidermis 3. any covering layer or membrane 4. the protective layer, containing cutin, that covers the epidermis of higher plants 5. the hard protective layer covering the epidermis of many invertebrates cuticle [′kyüd·ə·kəl] (anatomy) The horny layer of the nail fold attached to the nail plate at its margin. (biology) A noncellular, hardened or membranous secretion of an epithelial sheet, such as the integument of nematodes and annelids, the exoskeleton of arthropods, and the continuous film of cutin on certain plant parts. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Mehevi was remarkable fond of mollifying his entire cuticle with this ointment. The best way to manage -- in fact, the only sensible way -- is to disguise repeti- tiousness of fact under variety of form: skin your fact each time and lay on a new cuticle of words. There were times when the loss of so much cuticle kept him awake at night, and often the half-healed surface was raked raw afresh by the facetious Mr. |
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