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1. (n.) cuticle
the hardened skin that surrounds the edges of a fingernail or toenail.
2. cuticle
the epidermis.
3. cuticle
the outer, noncellular layer of the arthropod integument.
4. cuticle
a very thin waxy film covering the surface of plants, derived from the outer surfaces of the epidermal cells.
Etymology: (1605–15; < L cutīcula the skin =cuti(s) skin, cutis+-cula -cle1)
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| Definition of 'Cuticle' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) cuticle
the dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail
2. (noun) epidermis, cuticle
the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates
3. (noun) carapace, shell, cuticle, shield
hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Cuticle
the scarfskin or epidermis. See Skin
2. (noun) Cuticle
the outermost skin or pellicle of a plant, found especially in leaves and young stems
3. (noun) Cuticle
a thin skin formed on the surface of a liquid
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Sense: the dead skin at the inner edge of a fingernail or toenail.
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 Afrikaans: nerf |
 Arabic: جِلْد يُغَطّي منبت الظُّف |
 Bulgarian: кожичка |
 Brazilian: cutícula |
 Czech: kůžička |
 German: die Nagelhaut |
 Danish: neglebånd |
 Greek: πετσάκι στο νύχι |
 Spanish: cutícula |
 Estonian: nahaserv |
 Farsi: پوست سفت شده دور ناخن |
 Finnish: kynsinauha |
 French: petites peaux |
 Hebrew: עוֹר בִּבְסִיס הַצִיפּוֹר |
 Hindi: मृत त्वचा |
 Croatian: kutikula, zanoktica |
 Hungarian: felhám, bőrke |
 Indonesian: kulit ari |
 Icelandic: naglaband |
 Italian: cuticola |
 Japanese: 表皮 |
 Korean: 각피, 표피 |
 Lithuanian: odelė |
 Latvian: kutikula,ārējā ādiņa |
 Malay: kutikel |
 Dutch: nagelriem |
 Norwegian: neglebånd |
 Polish: skórka |
 Persian: پوست سفت شده دور ناخن |
 Pashto: د نوکانو شاوخوا سپین پوس |
 Portuguese: cutícula |
 Romanian: cuticulă |
 Russian: кутикула |
 Slovak: kožtička |
 Slovenian: kožica |
 Serbian: zanoktica |
 Swedish: ytterhud, nagelband |
 Thai: หนังแห้งที่โคนเล็บ |
 Turkish: derinin dış zarı |
 Taiwanese: 表皮 |
 Ukrainian: кутикула |
 Urdu: بیکار جِلد، چمڑا |
 Vietnamese: biểu bì |
 Chinese: 表皮 |
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