a coarse skin

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• skin — skinlike, adj. /skin/, n., v., skinned, skinning, adj. n. 1. the external covering or integument of an animal body, esp. when soft and flexible. 2. such an integument stripped from the body of an animal, esp. a small animal; pelt: a beaver skin.… …   Universalium

• skin — I n. 1) to tan a skin 2) to cast, shed, slip one s skin (the snake shed its skin) 3) chapped; coarse, rough; dark; delicate; dry; fair; fine; irritated; light; oily; sensitive; smooth; soft skin 4) human skin 5) (after sunburn) skin blisters;… …   Combinatory dictionary

• coarse — 01. The [coarse] sand was very hard on our feet. 02. The [coarse] material of the pants scratched my legs as I ran. 03. Cheap toilet paper is usually quite thin and [coarse]. 04. The men were quite [coarse], and made the women feel uncomfortable …   Grammatical examples in English

• coarse — coarsely, adv. coarseness, n. /kawrs, kohrs/, adj., coarser, coarsest. 1. composed of relatively large parts or particles: The beach had rough, coarse sand. 2. lacking in fineness or delicacy of texture, structure, etc.: The stiff, coarse fabric… …   Universalium

• coarse — adjective 1 having a rough surface that feels slightly hard: Hannah s skin was coarse from years of working outdoors. 2 consisting of threads or parts that are thicker or larger than usual: The coarse sand was hot and rough under her feet. 3… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• skin spot — noun : a disease of potato tubers caused by a fungus (Oospora pustulans) and characterized by circular spots that on coarse skinned varieties resemble pimples and are similar in color to normal skin and on smooth skinned varieties are dark and… …   Useful english dictionary

• Goose skin — Goose Goose (g[=oo]s), n.; pl. {Geese} (g[=e]s). [OE. gos, AS. g[=o]s, pl. g[=e]s; akin to D. & G. gans, Icel. g[=a]s, Dan. gaas, Sw. g[*a]s, Russ. guse. OIr. geiss, L. anser, for hanser, Gr. chh n, Skr. ha[.m]sa. [root]233. Cf. {Gander},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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• Chiromancy — or cheiromancy, (Greek cheir (χειρ), “hand”; manteia (μαντεία), “divination”), is the art of characterization and foretelling the future through the study of the palm, also known as palmistry, palm reading, chirology or hand analysis. The… …   Wikipedia

• Palmistry — Chirology redirects here. For other uses, see Fingerspelling. The Fortune Teller, by Caravaggio (1594–95; Canvas; Louvre), depicting a palm reading Palmistry or chiromancy (also spelled cheiromancy, Greek kheir (χεῖρ, ός), “hand”; manteia… …   Wikipedia

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