cuticle
The outermost layer of the skin of vertebratesThe outermost layer of the skin of vertebrates.: The strip of hardened skin at the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail.
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» Desert plants coat themselves in a thick, waxy cuticle to keep in water.
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Examples
3 sentencesDesert plants coat themselves in a thick, waxy cuticle to keep in water.
Gently push back the cuticles.
deSchieben Sie sie vorsichtig die Nagelhaut zurück. — Sprakify
I have a manicure set, and regularly take care of my cuticles. Sometimes I apply nail polish, sometimes I don't.
Meaning
6 sensesThe 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
A noncellular protective covering outside the epidermis of many invertebrates.
Holonym: exoskeleton
Cuticula, Kutikula
The outermost layer of the skin of vertebrates.
Dead or cornified epidermis.
More meanings 3
A noncellular protective covering outside the epidermis of many plants.
A thin skin formed on the surface of a liquid.
A protective layer on the shell of a bird's egg.
Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin cutīcula (“cuticle, skin”). Doublet of cuticula.Learned borrowing from Latin cutīcula (“cuticle, skin”). Doublet of cuticula.
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plural: cuticlesSynonyms
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