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cuticle

cu.ti.cle \'kyu:t-i-k*l\ \kyu.-'tik-y*-l*r\ n [L cuticula, dim. of cutis 
   skin - more at HIDE] 1: SKIN, PELLICLE : as  1a: an external investment 
   secreted usu. by epidermal cells  1b: the epidermis when the outermost 
   layer  1c: a thin continuous fatty film on the external surface of many 
   higher pla nts 2: dead or horny epidermis  - cu.tic.u.lar aj