— pellicular /peuh lik"yeuh leuhr/ , pelliculate /peuh lik"yeuh lit, -layt'/ , adj.
/pel"i keuhl/ , n.
1. a thin skin or membrane; film; scum.
2. Photog. a thin, partially reflective coating, as on a beam splitter or pellicle mirror.
[ 1535-45; pellicul ( a ), equiv. to pelli ( s ) skin + -cula -CLE 1 ]