SCARFSKIN

Etymology

Noun

scarfskin (usually uncountable, plural scarfskins)

(archaic) The epidermis, the outermost layer of skin, especially that which forms the cuticle of a nail.

Source: Wiktionary


Scarf"skin`, n. (Anat.)

Definition: See Epidermis.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

6 October 2024

DATELESS

(adjective) of such great duration as to preclude the possibility of being assigned a date; “dateless customs”


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Coffee Trivia

Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.

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