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Corrugator :: Corrugator (n.) A muscle which contracts the skin of the forehead into wrinkles.

Fishskin :: Fishskin (n.) The skin of a fish (dog fish, shark, etc.).

Epidermis :: Epidermis (v. t.) The outer, nonsensitive layer of the skin; cuticle; scarfskin. See Dermis..

Integument :: Integument (n.) That which naturally invests or covers another thing, as the testa or the tegmen of a seed; specifically (Anat.), a covering which invests the body, as the skin, or a membrane that invests a particular..

Filefish :: Filefish (n.) Any plectognath fish of the genera Monacanthus, Alutera, balistes, and allied genera; -- so called on account of the roughly granulated skin, which is sometimes used in place of sandpaper..

Pigskin :: Pigskin (n.) The skin of a pig, -- used chiefly for making saddles; hence, a colloquial or slang term for a saddle..

Powder :: Powder (v. i.) To use powder on the hair or skin; as, she paints and powders..

Sear :: Sear (a.) To burn (the surface of) to dryness and hardness; to cauterize; to expose to a degree of heat such as changes the color or the hardness and texture of the surface; to scorch; to make callous; as, to sear the skin or flesh. Also used figuratively..

Hippopotamus :: Hippopotamus (n.) A large, amphibious, herbivorous mammal (Hippopotamus amphibius), common in the rivers of Africa. It is allied to the hogs, and has a very thick, naked skin, a thick and square head, a very large muzzle, small eyes and ears, thick and heavy body, and short legs. It is supposed to be the behemoth of the Bible. Called also zeekoe, and river horse. A smaller species (H. Liberiencis) inhabits Western Africa..

Dermatology :: Dermatology (n.) The science which treats of the skin, its structure, functions, and diseases..

Xanthoma :: Xanthoma (n.) A skin disease marked by the development or irregular yellowish patches upon the skin, especially upon the eyelids; -- called also xanthelasma..

Excoriation :: Excoriation (n.) The act of excoriating or flaying, or state of being excoriated, or stripped of the skin; abrasion..

Tan :: Tan (n.) To make brown; to imbrown, as by exposure to the rays of the sun; as, to tan the skin..

Sheepskin :: Sheepskin (n.) The skin of a sheep; or, leather prepared from it..

Skinniness :: Skinniness (n.) Quality of being skinny.

Unforeskinned :: Unforeskinned (a.) Deprived of the foreskin; circumcised.

Fell :: Fell (n.) A skin or hide of a beast with the wool or hair on; a pelt; -- used chiefly in composition, as woolfell..

Taxidermic :: Taxidermic (a.) Of or pertaining to the art of preparing and preserving the skins of animals.

Itch :: Itch (n.) A sensation in the skin occasioned (or resembling that occasioned) by the itch eruption; -- called also scabies, psora, etc..

Cuticle :: Cuticle (n.) The scarfskin or epidermis. See Skin.

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