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- Dictionarycuticle/ˈkjuːtɪkl/
noun
- 1. the dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail: "you've been gnawing at your cuticles"
- 2. the outer cellular layer of a hair: "the cuticle is the hair's protective shield"
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CUTICLE definition: 1. the thin skin at the base of the nails on the fingers and toes 2. the outer part of a hair…. Learn more.
1. : an outer covering layer: such as. a. : an external envelope (as of an insect) secreted usually by epidermal cells. b. : the outermost layer of animal integument composed of epidermis. c. : a thin continuous fatty or waxy film on the external surface of many higher plants that consists chiefly of cutin. d.
A cuticle (/ ˈ k juː t ɪ k əl /), or cuticula, is any of a variety of tough but flexible, non-mineral outer coverings of an organism, or parts of an organism, that provide protection. Various types of "cuticle" are non-homologous, differing in their origin, structure, function, and chemical composition.
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.
large bony or horny plate as on an armadillo or turtle or the underside of a snake. noun. the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates. synonyms: epidermis. see more. (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell.
1. The outermost layer of the skin of vertebrates; epidermis. 2. The strip of hardened skin at the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail. 3. Dead or cornified epidermis. 4. Zoology The noncellular, hardened or membranous protective covering of many invertebrates, such as the transparent membrane that covers annelids. 5.
noun. 1. the outer layer of the skin; epidermis. 2. hardened skin, such as accumulates at the base and sides of a fingernail. 3. Botany. a delicate, waxy layer over the outer surface of the epidermis of plants: it contains cutin and protects against water loss and parasitic infections. 4. Zoology.
Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Forms. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the noun cuticle mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun cuticle, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status.
CUTICLE meaning: the layer of dead or hard skin around the base of a fingernail or toenail
Definition of cuticle noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
