skin

/skɪn/ n [C/U] (BODY COVER)

Definition

› the natural outer layer that covers a person or animal: [C] leopard skins [U] He had dark, leathery skin.

(Definition of skin n (BODY COVER) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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