abgeplattete Haare mit sehr dünner Wand, mit einem Stiel in die Haut eingekeilt; oft Träger der Färbung (v. a. bei Schmetterlingen). Bei Fischen lassen sich drei Typen von Haut-S. unterscheiden. Bei Reptilien kommen verhornte S. u. Knochen-S. vor. Auch die Haut der Säugetiere zeigt eine feine S.struktur, von der dauernd kleine S. abgestoßen werden.
ETYM Corrupted from dandruff.
A feeling of anger and animosity; SYN. hackles.
ETYM Prob. from W. toncrust, peel, skin + AS. drôf dirty, draffy, or W. drwg bad: cf. AS. tan a letter, an eruption.
Or scurf; Tiny flakes of dead skin shed from the scalp. It is an increase in the normal loss of the surface layer of skin.
Loose scales shed from the scalp.
ETYM Old Eng. hovel, hovil, prob. a dim. from AS. hof house; akin to Dutch and German hof court, yard, Icel. hof temple; cf. Prov. Eng. hove to take shelter, heuf shelter, home.
Small crude dwelling; SYN. hut, hutch, shack, shanty.
ETYM Latin pellicula, dim. of pellis skin: cf. French pellicule.
Thin skin or film; membrane.
Thin protective membrane in some protozoa.
ETYM AS. scurf, sceorf, or from Scand.; cf. Swed. skorf, Dan. skurv, Icel. skurfur, Dutch schurft, German schorf; all akin to AS. scurf, and to AS. sceorfan to scrape, to gnaw, German schürfen to scrape, and probably also to Eng. scrape. Related to Scurvy.
(Botany) A covering that resembles scales or bran that covers some plant parts.
ETYM New Lat., from Latin sebum tallow + Greek rein to flow.
A condition in which overactivity of the sebaceous glands causes the skin to become oily.
ETYM Said to be from Irish sean old + tig. a house.
A small shack; a small, poorly constructed building.
An single-storied outbuilding for shelter or storage.
A slight structure built for shelter or storage; especially; a single-storied building with one or more sides unenclosed
ETYM Cf. Old Eng. scheltrun, shiltroun, schelltrome, scheldtrome, a guard, squadron, as. scildtruma a troop of men with shields; scild shield + truma a band of men. Related to Shield.
1. A covering that provides protection from the weather.
2. A structure that provides privacy and protection from danger.