Skin

skin, n. (Physiol.) The external membranous envelope of animal bodies. Skin of an animal separated from the body; a hide; pelt; exterior coat of fruits and plants. — v. [skinned (skind), -ning.] To strip off the skin or hide of; to flay, peel; to cover with skin, or as with skin. — v. To be covered with skin. [Ic. and Sw. skinn, skin, G. schinden, to skin, flay.l — Skin'ny, -nY, a. Consisting of skin, or of skin only; wanting flesh. — Skinle , a. Having no skin or a very thin skin. — Skinrner, n. One who skins; one who deals in skins, pelts, or hides.— Skin'- deep, n. Superficial; slight. —flint, w. A very penurious person; a miser; niggard. Skinch. See under Skimp.