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cuticle 音标拼音: [kj'utəkəl] [kj'utɪkəl] n. 表皮 表皮 cuticle n 1: the dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail 2: the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates [ synonym: { epidermis}, { cuticle}] 3: hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles [ synonym: { carapace}, { shell}, { cuticle}, { shield}] Cuticle \ Cu" ti* cle\ ( k[= u]" t[ i^]* k' l), n. [ L. cuticula, dim. of cutis skin; akin to E. hide skin of an animal.] 1. ( Anat.) The scarfskin or epidermis. See { Skin}. [ 1913 Webster] 2. ( Bot.) The outermost skin or pellicle of a plant, found especially in leaves and young stems. [ 1913 Webster] 3. A thin skin formed on the surface of a liquid. [ 1913 Webster] 27 Moby Thesaurus words for " cuticle": Leatherette, Leatheroid, coat, dermis, fell, fleece, flesh, fur, furring, hide, imitation fur, imitation leather, integument, jacket, leather, leather paper, outer layer, outer skin, pelt, peltry, rawhide, rind, sheath, skin, skins, tegument, vair
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