skin

/skɪn/ noun [C, U]

Definition

BODY › the outer layer of a person or animal's body: dark/fair skin skin cancer

ANIMAL › the outer layer of a dead animal used as leather, fur, etc: a leopard skin rug

FRUIT › the outer layer of a fruit or vegetable: a banana/potato skin

LIQUID › a thin, solid layer that forms on the top of a liquid: A skin had formed on the top of the milk.

COMPUTERS › the particular way that information is arranged and shown on a computer screen

(Definition of skin noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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