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Definition of Scarfskin
1. n. See Epidermis.
Definition of Scarfskin
1. Noun. The outermost, cuticular layer of skin ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Scarfskin
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Medical Definition of Scarfskin
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Scarfskin
Literary usage of Scarfskin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. How to Keep Well: A Text-book of Physiology and Hygiene for the Lower Grades by Albert Franklin Blaisdell (1904)
"The scarfskin really consists of a countless number of little scales, laid one above
... How we get rid of the scarfskin. — A snake, as you may know, ..."
2. Hygienic Physiology: With Special Reference to the Use of Alcoholic Drinks by Joel Dorman Steele (1888)
"The nails are mere modifications of the scarfskin, their horny appearance and
feeling being due to the fact that the scales or plates of which they are ..."
3. The American Reformed Horse Book: A Treatise on the Causes, Symptoms, and by George H. Dadd (1889)
"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 ..."
4. The American Reformed Horse Book: A Treatise on the Causes, Symptoms, and by George H. Dadd (1880)
"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 ..."
5. Family Physician: Teaching how to Prevent and Cure Disease, and Prolong Life by Samuel Sheldon Fitch (1876)
"One is, by lifting up a small point of the scarfskin, not penetrating so far into
the true skin as to draw blood, and then introducing, ..."
6. The Writings of Thomas Jefferson by Thomas Jefferson (1894)
"... of the negro resides in the reticular membrane between the skin and scarfskin,
or in the scarfskin itself ; [253] whether it proceeds from the colour of ..."
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