The skinny on skin! Flashcards
slough /sluhf/
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My friend Lola, who was always obsessed with fashion, took one look at my new jacket and screamed, “Eeek! Jane, that thing you’re wearing looks is a downright slough! Please cast it off honey, and check out this new teal pea coat instead…”
(n. , v.)
(noun) the outer layer of the skin of a snake, which is cast off periodically.
(verb without object) to be or become shed or cast off
(verb with object) to dispose off or get rid of; eg. slough off a bad habit
rind /rahynd/
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I found this great candy recipe online - it just used orange peel (i.e the rind), sugar, and water.
(n.)
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats
the bark, i.e the outer “skin” of a tree
dewlap /dyoo-lap/
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My grandfather, who had lost a lot of weight recently, now had loose hanging folds of skin under his neck. The kids in the family love to play with his new dewlap.
a pendulous fold of skin under the throat of an animal
gooseflesh
(n.)
a rough condition of the skin, resembling that of a plucked goose, induced by cold or fear; horripilation.
wale /weyl/
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The slaves were whipped so harshly by their cruel master that they had several layers of wales along their backs.
(n.)
a streak, stripe, or ridge produced on the skin by the stroke of a rod or whip
the texture or weave of a fabric
Word Origin
[Old English] walu = ridge, rib
Synonym(s)
welt (mark on the skin left by a whip)
integument /in-teg-yuh-muh nt/
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Gina finally finished her biology homework, to reproduce a drawing showing the cross section of the integumentary system from her textbook. She had nicely drawn all the three main layers of the human skin - dermis, epidermis, hypodermis (or subcutaneous layer), but her labels were all mixed up.
(n.)
a natural covering, as a skin, shell, feathers, scales, or rind
any covering, coating, enclosure, etc
Word Origin
[Latin] in + tegument = covering
From tegere = to cover
