CUTICLE


Meaning of CUTICLE in English

/ ˈkjuːtɪkl; NAmE / noun

an area of hard skin at the base of the nails on the fingers and toes

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WORD ORIGIN

late 15th cent. (denoting a membrane of the body): from Latin cuticula , diminutive of cutis skin.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.