häuten — meaning in English

English meaning

• flay verb To strip the skin from a body.
• moult noun The process of shedding or losing a covering of fur, feathers or skin etc.
• skin noun The outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human.

Senses

häuten is used for these senses in English:

• flay To strip the skin off; to skin.
• moult (intransitive) To shed or lose a covering of hair or fur, feathers, skin, horns, etc, and replace it with a fresh one.

flay — full definition

1. verb To strip the skin from a body.
2. verb To criticize someone harshly and mercilessly.

moult — full definition

1. noun The process of shedding or losing a covering of fur, feathers or skin etc.
2. noun The skin or feathers cast off during the process of moulting.

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