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Meaning of "scarfskin" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SCARFSKIN

From scarf1 (an outer covering).
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SCARFSKIN

scarfskin  [ˈskɑːfˌskɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCARFSKIN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Scarfskin is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SCARFSKIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of scarfskin in the English dictionary

The definition of scarfskin in the dictionary is the outermost layer of the skin; epidermis or cuticle.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SCARFSKIN


bearskin
ˈbɛəˌskɪn
buckskin
ˈbʌkˌskɪn
calfskin
ˈkɑːfˌskɪn
cleanskin
ˈkliːnˌskɪn
coonskin
ˈkuːnˌskɪn
cowskin
ˈkaʊˌskɪn
doeskin
ˈdəʊˌskɪn
foreskin
ˈfɔːˌskɪn
goatskin
ˈɡəʊtˌskɪn
kidskin
ˈkɪdˌskɪn
lambskin
ˈlæmˌskɪn
leopardskin
ˈlɛpədˌskɪn
moleskin
ˈməʊlˌskɪn
oilskin
ˈɔɪlˌskɪn
pigskin
ˈpɪɡˌskɪn
sealskin
ˈsiːlˌskɪn
sheepskin
ˈʃiːpˌskɪn
snakeskin
ˈsneɪkˌskɪn
wineskin
ˈwaɪnˌskɪn
wolfskin
ˈwʊlfˌskɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCARFSKIN

scarey
scarf
scarf joint
scarf-ring
Scarface
Scarfe
scarfed joint
scarfer
scarfish
scarfpin
scarfwise
Scargill
scarier
scariest
scarification
scarificator
scarified
scarifier
scarifies
scarify

WORDS THAT END LIKE SCARFSKIN

banana skin
buskin
combination skin
deerskin
gaskin
get under one´s skin
joskin
onionskin
pine siskin
ponyskin
Rumpelstiltskin
Ruskin
sharkskin
silverskin
siskin
skin
stressed skin
stressed-skin
thick skin
thin skin

Synonyms and antonyms of scarfskin in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «scarfskin» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SCARFSKIN

Find out the translation of scarfskin to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of scarfskin from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «scarfskin» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

表皮
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

scarfskin
570 millions of speakers

English

scarfskin
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

scarfskin
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

scarfskin
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

надкожица
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

scarfskin
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

scarfskin
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

scarfskin
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Scarfskin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

scarfskin
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

甘皮
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

속껍질
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Scarfskin
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

scarfskin
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

scarfskin
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्कार्फिक त्वचा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

epidermis
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scarfskin
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

scarfskin
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

надкожица
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

scarfskin
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

scarfskin
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

scarfskin
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

scarfskin
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

scarfskin
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of scarfskin

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SCARFSKIN»

The term «scarfskin» is normally little used and occupies the 117.435 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SCARFSKIN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «scarfskin» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «scarfskin» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about scarfskin

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCARFSKIN»

Discover the use of scarfskin in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to scarfskin and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Native American Survival Skills
A handbook for outdoorsmen who want to learn from Native American traditions.
W. Ben Hunt, 2010
2
Good Health: A Popular Annual on the Laws of Correct Living, ...
One of the chief uses of the scarfskin is to protect the sensitive true skin. Placed as an insensible membrane over that delicate organ of touch, the scarf-skin saves it from the wear and tear of friction. Containing no nerves, the scarf-skin is not ...
‎1870
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Healthy Skin: a popular treatise on the skin and hair, their ...
Of this we see an example at the ends of the fingers, where the hard and dense nail is the scarfskin modified for the purpose referred to. It is the scarfskin which the needlewoman pierces in the operation of sewing on the finger; it is the ...
Sir Erasmus Wilson, 1855
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The New England Journal of Medicine
Whether the black of the negro resides in the reticular membrane between the true skin and the scarfskin, or in the scarfskin itself; whether it proceeds from the color of the blood, the color of the bile, or from some other secretion, the difference ...
‎1844
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Boston Medical and Surgical Journal
Whether the black of the negro resides in the reticular membrane between the true skin and the scarfskin, or in the scarfskin itself; whether it proceeds from the color of the blood, the color of the bile, or from some other secretion, the difference ...
‎1844
6
Encyclopaedia perthensis, or, Universal dictionary of the ...
The! scarfskin, being uppermost, is composed of several lays of small scales. Cbeyne. •□ □ Scarfskin. See Anatomy, Index. SCARIFF, an island in the Atlantic, near the SW. coast of Ireland, and county of Kerry ; five □to W. of Lamb's Head.
‎1816
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A Dictionary of the Veterinary Art: Containing All the ...
CUTICLE, cuticula, the scarfskin, is the uppermost cover through which the hair of a brute animal grows. It is extended over the whole skin, and is that which rises into a blister when any part has been burnt or scalded, or vwhen the external ...
Thomas Boardman, 1805
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Dadd's Theory and Practice of Veterinary Medicine and ...
WARN on THE SKIN. YVarts are of two kinds. One of these makes its appearance upon, and consists in part of an increased development of, the outer scurf or scarfskin ; the other kind is contained under, and, while it elevates, does not grow  ...
George H. Dadd, 1867
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Christian Liberty Nature Reader, Book Five
When you touch anything, the nerves in the inner skin sense it through this scarfskin. This is so thin and soft that the nerves can feel through it. At the same time, it is a good protection. If it were not for this, the nerves would be affected too much ...
Washington Hooker, Michael J. McHugh, 2007
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An appeal to the medical profession, on the utility of the ...
That remarkable substance, the animal gluten, peculiarly contained in wheat, seems in this instance to assist the rapid regeneration of the scarfskin, and thus protects the cutis and rete mucosum. The surface of the body being wonderfully ...
John Read (maker to the army.), 1829

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCARFSKIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term scarfskin is used in the context of the following news items.
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She also runs the Dublin Flea Market and has a company called Scarfskin, which sells undyed sheepskin pelts. The recession has changed the capital. «Irish Times, Mar 15»
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The "race" card, Thomas Jefferson and white supremacy
... "The first difference which strikes us is that of color, whether the black of the Negro resides in the reticular membrane between the skin and the scarfskin, or the ... «Insight News, Dec 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Scarfskin [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/scarfskin>. May 2024 ».
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