tegument
/ˈtɛɡ.jʊ.mənt/
tegument noun: something which covers; a covering or coating.
Noun
tegument (plural teguments)
- Something which covers; a covering or coating.
- 1658: But in the Homericall Urne of Patroclus, whatever was the solid Tegument, we finde the immediate covering to be a purple peece of silk — Sir Thomas Browne, Urne-Burial (Penguin 2005, p. 21)
- A natural covering of the body or of a bodily organ; an integument.
tegument meaning in Tamil and Bengali
tegument in Tamil
- பார்வை
tegument in Bengali
- আবরণকারী কিছু, একটি আবরণ, প্রলেপ, একটি বহিরাবরণ
Forms of tegument
| plural | teguments |
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Origin of tegument
Also in late Middle English, borrowed from Latin tegumentum (“a cover”), from tegere (“to cover, clothe”, verb) + -mentum (suffix forming nouns). Compare integument.
Words formed from tegument
Questions about tegument
- What does tegument mean?
- Tegument means something which covers; a covering or coating.
- What is tegument in Tamil?
- Tegument in Tamil is பார்வை. See Tegument meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is tegument?
- Tegument is a noun.
- How do you pronounce tegument?
- Tegument is pronounced /ˈtɛɡ.jʊ.mənt/.
- What is the plural of tegument?
- The plural of tegument is teguments.
Words near tegument in the dictionary
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