Skin
- n. The covering, as of planking or iron plates, outside the framing, forming the sides and bottom of a vessel; the shell; also, a lining inside the framing.
- n. The external membranous integument of an animal.
- n. The hide of an animal, separated from the body, whether green, dry, or tanned; especially, that of a small animal, as a calf, sheep, or goat.
- n. A vessel made of skin, used for holding liquids. See Bottle, 1.
- n. The bark or husk of a plant or fruit; the exterior coat of fruits and plants.
- n. That part of a sail, when furled, which remains on the outside and covers the whole.
The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.