cuticle

1. The outermost layer of the skin of vertebrates.

   The strip of hardened skin at the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail.

   Nagelhaut

   кути́кулаkutíkula

   кути́кулаkutýkula

   the dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail

2. Dead or cornified epidermis.

3. A noncellular protective covering outside the epidermis of many invertebrates.

   Holonym: exoskeleton

   Cuticula, Kutikula

4. A noncellular protective covering outside the epidermis of many plants.

5. A thin skin formed on the surface of a liquid.

   the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates

6. A protective layer on the shell of a bird's egg.

1. Desert plants coat themselves in a thick, waxy cuticle to keep in water.

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2. Gently push back the cuticles.

   deSchieben Sie sie vorsichtig die Nagelhaut zurück.

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3. I have a manicure set, and regularly take care of my cuticles. Sometimes I apply nail polish, sometimes I don't.

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