skin

noun
skĭn

The outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human.

Example

“He is so disgusting he makes my skin crawl.”

Other meanings

The outer protective layer of the fruit of a plant.
The skin and fur of an individual animal used by humans for clothing, upholstery, etc.

A kind of

connective tissue
body covering

Kinds of skin

buff
foreskin
cuticle
investment
thick skin

Example sentences

“Skin color does not indicate ancestry or origin.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“Appearances may be different when using other skins.”
Tatoeba · hecko2 · CC0
“The scabies mite burrows in skin.”
Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0

Word history

From Old Norse "skinn" (animal hide).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “skin” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.