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Main Entry: 1skin
Pronunciation: skin
Function: noun 1 a: the outer layer of an animal when separated from the body usually with its hair or feathers : HIDE, PELTb: a sheet of parchment or fine-grained leather made from a hide c: 1BOTTLE 1b 2 a: the usually tough and flexible outer layer of an animal body that in vertebrates is made up of two layers including an inner dermis and an outer epidermis b: an outer covering or surface layer <a sausage skin> <apple skins> 3: the life or physical well-being of a person <made sure to save his skin> - skin·less /-ls/ adjective - skinned /skind/ adjective