Pellicle

  • 21pellicle —    A thin skin or film, such as that which forms on oil paint as it dries …

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  • 22pellicle — [ pɛlɪk(ə)l] noun technical a thin skin, cuticle, membrane, or film. Derivatives pellicular lɪkjʊlə adjective Origin ME: from Fr. pellicule, from L. pellicula small piece of skin , dimin. of pellis …

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  • 23pellicle — n. Film, thin skin, thin coating, crust …

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  • 24pellicle — n skin, membrane, integument, cuticle, caul, Biol. epithelium, peel, Bot. epidermis; film, scum, foam, froth; slick, oil slick, spill; thin coating or coat, crust, covering, cover, layer, blanket, dusting; sheet, foil, lamina, thin plate, flake,… …

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  • 25pellicle — pel·li·cle …

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  • 26pellicle — n. a thin layer of skin, membrane, or any other substance …

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  • 27pellicle — pel•li•cle [[t]ˈpɛl ɪ kəl[/t]] n. a thin skin or membrane; film; scum • Etymology: 1535–45; < L pellicula=pelli(s) skin + cula cle I …

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  • 28pellicle — /ˈpɛlɪkəl / (say pelikuhl) noun a thin skin or membrane; a film; a scum. {Latin pellicula, diminutive of pellis skin} –pellicular /pəˈlɪkjələ/ (say puh likyuhluh), adjective …

  • 29pellicle — see FELL …

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  • 30pellicle — n. a thin skin, membrane, or film. Derivatives: pellicular adj. Etymology: F pellicule f. L pellicula, dimin. of pellis skin …

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