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the tissue forming the hard outer layer (of e.g. a fruit) an outer surface (usually thin); "the skin of an airplane" a bag serving as a container for liquids; it is made from the skin of an animal a natural protective covering of the body; site of the sense of touch; "your skin is the largest organ of your body" a person''s skin regarded as their life; "he tried to save his skin" bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of; "The boy skinned his knee when he fell" strip the skin off; "pare apples" the rind of a fruit or vegetable remove the bark of a tree strike against an object; "She stubbed her one''s toe in the dark and now it''s broken" body covering of a living animal climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling |
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