Word of the Day:
cuticle
What It Means
The strip of hardened skin at the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail.
Dead or cornified epidermis.
A noncellular protective covering outside the epidermis of many invertebrates.
Holonym: exoskeleton
Cuticle in Context
“By that time she has pushed back his cuticles, cleaned his nails and painted them with clear polish.”
Did You Know?
Learned borrowing from Latin cutīcula (“cuticle, skin”). Doublet of cuticula.
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