epidermis
noun
1 epidermis
The outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates.
synonym: cuticle.
Roget 223:
covering,
cover;
baldachin,
baldachino†,
baldaquin†;
canopy,
tilt,
awning,
tent,
marquee,
tente d'abri [Fr.],
umbrella,
parasol,
sunshade;
veil
(shade)
424;
shield
etc.
(defense)
717.
roof,
ceiling,
thatch,
tile;
pantile,
pentile†;
tiling,
slates,
slating,
leads;
barrack [U.S.],
plafond,
planchment [U.S.],
tiling,
shed
etc.
(abode)
189.
top,
lid,
covercle†,
door,
operculum;
bulkhead [U.S.].
bandage,
plaster,
lint,
wrapping,
dossil†,
finger stall.
coverlet,
counterpane,
sheet,
quilt,
tarpaulin,
blanket,
rug,
drugget†;
housing;
antimacassar,
eiderdown,
numdah†,
pillowcase,
pillowslip†;
linoleum;
saddle cloth,
blanket cloth;
tidy;
tilpah [U.S.],
apishamore [U.S.].
integument,
tegument;
skin,
pellicle,
fleece,
fell,
fur,
leather,
shagreen†,
hide;
pelt,
peltry†;
cordwain†;
derm†;
robe,
buffalo robe [U.S.];
cuticle,
scarfskin,
epidermis.
clothing
etc.
225;
mask
etc.
(concealment)
530.
peel,
crust,
bark,
rind,
cortex,
husk,
shell,
coat;
eggshell,
glume†.
capsule;
sheath,
sheathing;
pod,
cod;
casing,
case,
theca†;
elytron†;
elytrum†;
involucrum [Lat.];
wrapping,
wrapper;
envelope,
vesicle;
corn husk,
corn shuck [U.S.];
dermatology,
conchology;
testaceology†.
inunction†;
incrustation,
superimposition,
superposition,
obduction†;
scale
etc.
(layer)
204.
[specific coverings]
veneer,
facing;
overlay;
plate,
silver plate,
gold plate,
copper plate;
engobe†;
ormolu;
Sheffield plate;
pavement;
coating,
paint;
varnish
etc.
(resin)
216.1;
plating,
barrel plating,
anointing
etc.
v.;
enamel;
epitaxial deposition [Eng.],
vapor deposition;
ground,
whitewash,
plaster,
spackel,
stucco,
compo;
cerement;
ointment
etc.
(grease)
356.
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Dutch: opperhuid, hoornlaag
Polish: epiderma, naskórek
Moby thesaurus: blastoderm, border, circumference, corium, cortex, covering, crust, cursoriness, cutis, cutis vera, derma, dermis, ectoblast, ectoderm, endothelium, entoderm, envelope, epiblast, epithelium, exterior, exteriority, external, facade, face, facet, fringe, front, gloss, hypodermis, integument, lineaments, mere scratch, mesoderm, no depth, no water, outer face, outer layer, outer side, outer skin, outline, outside, pavement epithelium, periphery, pinprick, rind, scarfskin, scratch, shallowness, shell, shoaliness, skin, slightness, superficiality, superficies, superstratum, surface, top, triviality, true skin, veneer ... show more.
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