Kilo Lingo

skin

/skɪn/

Line drawing of skin
Coloured illustration of skin
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Translation

The thin outer layer that covers the whole of your body.

Word origin

From Old Norse skinn, meaning animal hide or skin, taken into Middle English.

Origin
Old Norse
Root
skinn

Examples

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"Skin" is the thin layer that covers the body.

soft .

Here "skin" is what feels soft.

cream dry .

Here "skin" is the part of the body she looks after.

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This word is part of lesson 11.