ETYM Icel. skinn; akin to Swed. skinn, Dan. skind, as. scinn, German schined to skin.
1. An outer surface (usually thin).
2. The tissue forming the hard outer layer of e.g. a fruit; SYN. rind.
3. A person's skin regarded as their life.
4. A container for liquids that is made from the skin of an animal.

1. To strip the skin off (fruit, for example); SYN. peel, pare.
2. To bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of; SYN. scrape.

A natural protective covering of the body; site of the sense of touch; SYN. tegument, cutis.
The covering of the body of a vertebrate. In mammals, the outer layer (epidermis) is dead and its cells are constantly being rubbed away and replaced from below; it helps to protect the body from infection and to prevent dehydration. The lower layer (dermis) contains blood vessels, nerves, hair roots, and sweat and sebaceous glands, and is supported by a network of fibrous and elastic cells.
Skin grafting is the repair of injured skin by placing pieces of skin, taken from elsewhere on the body, over the injured area. The medical specialty concerned with skin diseases is called dermatology.

Involving subjects who are nude ; especially; devoted to showing nudes

An alternative graphical interface for an operating system (OS) or a software program. A skin customizes the look of the OS or program but does not affect its functionality. Programs that allow the use of skins usually make standards available for the creation and distribution of new skins. See also graphical user interface.