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Also see: sensation
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
skin/skɪn/
▶noun
- 1 the thin layer of tissue forming the natural outer covering of the body of a person or animal.
■ the skin of a dead animal used as material for clothing or other items.
■ a container made from the skin of an animal, used for holding liquids.
- 2 the peel or outer layer of a fruit or vegetable.
■ the outermost layer of a structure such as an aircraft.
■ the thin outer covering of a sausage.
■ a thin layer forming on the surface of a hot liquid as it cools.
- 3 informal a drum or drum head.
- 4 [as modifier] informal relating to or denoting pornography: the skin trade.
- 5 Brit. informal a skinhead.
- 6 informal a cigarette paper.
- 1 remove the skin from.
■ graze (a part of one's body).
- 2 (of a wound) form new skin.
- 3 informal take money from or swindle.
- 4 Soccer, informal take the ball past (a defender) with ease.
- 5 (skin up) Brit. informal make a cannabis cigarette.
– phrases
be skin and bone be very thin.
by the skin of one's teeth by a very narrow margin.
get under someone's skin informal
have a thick (or thin) skin be insensitive (or oversensitive) to criticism or insults.
have skin in the game US informal have a personal investment in an organization or undertaking, and therefore a vested interest in its success.
it's no skin off my nose informal I am not offended or adversely affected.
keep (or sleep in) a whole skin archaic escape being wounded or injured.
skin and blister Brit. rhyming slang a person's sister.
under the skin in reality, as opposed to superficial appearances.
be skin and bone be very thin.
by the skin of one's teeth by a very narrow margin.
get under someone's skin informal
- 1 annoy or irritate someone intensely.
- 2 fill someone's mind in a compelling and persistent way.
- 3 reach or display a deep understanding of someone.
have a thick (or thin) skin be insensitive (or oversensitive) to criticism or insults.
have skin in the game US informal have a personal investment in an organization or undertaking, and therefore a vested interest in its success.
it's no skin off my nose informal I am not offended or adversely affected.
keep (or sleep in) a whole skin archaic escape being wounded or injured.
skin and blister Brit. rhyming slang a person's sister.
under the skin in reality, as opposed to superficial appearances.
– derivatives
skinless adjective,
skinned adjective,
skinner noun.
skinless adjective,
skinned adjective,
skinner noun.
– origin OE scinn, from ON skinn.

