skin (subs.) Copy link Outline 1. cŭtis, is, f. (prop. the s. of a human being)2. pellis, is, f. (s. of a beast3. tergum or tergus, ŏris, n. (prop. the covering of the back, hide)4. cŏrium (hide, esp. when prepared for use)5. callum (or callus, Cels.6. membrāna7. tŭnĭca (a coating, tegument)8. in poet. a s. stripped from a beast is exŭviae or spŏlium • skin (subs.): 1. cŭtis, is, f. (prop. the s. of a human being): the surface of the s., summa c., Cels. 5, 28, 17: a thicker and harder s., crassior callosiorque c., Plin. 11, 39, 92 (see below No. 5): said of a serpent, Ov. M. 3, 64. Dimin.: cŭtĭcŭla (the thin external s.): Juv. 11, 203: Pers. Hence also the adj. intercus, cŭtis (between the s.): Cic. 2. pellis, is, f. (s. of a beast: rarely of a human being, and then only when it is coarse from age, sickness, etc.: hence the aged have "deformem pro cute pellem," Juv. 10, 192: the older word was scortum, Varr. L. L. 7, 5, 96): a dark s., p. atra, Ov. M. 3, 64: a wrinkled s., p. rugosa, Phaedr. 1, 24, 4: a goat-s., p. caprina, Cic. N. D. 1, 29, 82: to dress s.s, p. perficere, Plin. 24, 11, 56: hence p. = a s.-garment: to wear s.s, pellibus uti, vestiri, Caes. B. G. 6, 21; 5, 14; p. gerere, Tac. G. 17: to cast the s. (of a snake), p. ponere, Ov. M. 7, 237: to be all s. and bones, ossa atque p. esse, Pl. Capt. 1, 2, 26: v. skeleton. Dimin.: pellĭcŭla: Cic. Mur. 36, 75. 3. tergum or tergus, ŏris, n. (prop. the covering of the back, hide): a great part of the Scythians wear s.s, magna Scytharum pars tergis induitur, Sen. Ep. 90, 16: Cels. 7, 25, 2: v. hide. 4. cŏrium (hide, esp. when prepared for use): the tender s. is hardened into a hide, cutis tenella duratur in corium, App. M. 3, p. 139, ad fin.: v. leather: com. also of a man's s., as we say, "hide," Pl. Rud. 4, 3, 73. 5. callum (or callus, Cels.: s. hardened by labour or exposure): Cic. Tusc. 5, 32, 90. 6. membrāna: v. membrane, rind: a scaly s., squamea m., Ov. M. 7, 272. Dimin.: membrānŭla, Cels.: membranulum, App. 7. tŭnĭca (a coating, tegument): to cast its s., ponere t., Lucr. 4, 56 (58) (of the cicala): of the membrane of the eyes, Cels. 7, 7, 14: so too dimin., tunicula, Plin. 26, 12, 76. 8. in poet. a s. stripped from a beast is exŭviae or spŏlium: Virg. Aen. 2, 473: Ov. M. 9, 113: or is called by the name of the beast itself: as, leo = a lion's s., Mart. 9, 43, 1. Phr.: (i.) made of s.s, pellĭcius, Lampr. Ant. Heliog. 4, ad fin.: Dig.: membranaceus, or -cius, Plin. 10, 61, 81: clad in s.s., pellītus, Liv.: Cic.: to cover a jar with s., pelliculo, Col. 12, 39, 2: like a s., membranaceus, Plin. 16, 31, 55: a fawn-s., nebris, ĭdos, f., Stat. Ach. 1, 609: a sheep-s., mastrūca, Cic. Fragm. (a Sardinian word, whence mastrucatus): a s. garment, scortea vestis, Sen. N. Q. 4, 6, 2. (ii.) near is my shirt nearer is my s., tunica propior pallio est, Pl. Trin. 5, 2, 30: to get off with a whole s., tecto latere abscedere, Ter. Heaut. 4, 2, 5.
skin (v.) Copy link Outline I. To remove the s.II. To cover with a s. • skin (v.): I. To remove the s.: deglūbo, no pf., ptum, 3: to s. a fish, d. piscem, Pl. Poen. 5, 5, 33: more freq. expr. by a phr.: deripere, detrahere alicui pellem, Ov. M. 3, 52: Phaedr. 4, 1, 7: Hor.: com., virgis dorsum depolire, Pl. Epid. 1, 1, 94: v. flay. II. To cover with a s.: Phr.: to s. over a wound, cicatricem inducere, Cels. 7, 28; ducere, Liv. 29, 32; obducere, Cic. Agr. 3, 2, 4; contrahere, Plin. 12, 17, 38: v. scar.
SKIN Copy link • SKIN 1. s. cutis (of men): tergus (of animals; both, the skin without hair): pellis (bristly, with pili): vellus (woolly, with villi. Men have cutis; elephants, snakes, etc., tergora; lions, goals, dogs, etc., pelles; sheep, vellera, Döderlein). Skin, when taken off, pellis: corium (thick hide): exuviae (poetical). A thin or fine skin, membrana; membranula (e.g., a fine membrane). Proverbially. He is all skin and bones, ossa atque pellis totus est (Plaut., Aul., 3, 6, 28); vix ossibus haeret (Verg.): I should not like to be in his skin, *nolim esse eo, quo ille est, loco: to come off with a whole skin, integrum abire; salvum evadere; latere tecto evadere (Ter., Heaut., 4, 2, 5, Ruhnken): the skin of a horse, pellis: his skin is harsh and dry, aret pellis (Verg.): a harsh, dry skin, pellis dura ac frigida: to cast its skin (of the serpent), pellem exuere; vernationem or senectam exuere. Skin of certain vegetables (e.g., the onion), cutis (thin covering of soft vegetables; e.g., of berries, of the kernel of a nut): membrana: tunica (membrana, of chestnuts, walnuts, etc.; tunica, of mushrooms, wheat, bark, etc.): corium (thick outward skin; e.g., of grapes): callus: callum (of apples, etc.): folliculus (husk of corn). 2. v. To take off a skin, pellem detrahere alicui or alicujus corpori (not deglubere). To cover with a skin: anything (e.g., a wound) is skinned over, obducta est alicui rei cicatrix.