skin — meaning in English

English meaning

• skin noun The layer of tissue that covers and protects the body of an animal, including a person.
• skinhead noun A person with a shaved or very closely cropped head.

Senses

skin is used for these senses in English:

• skin (countable, slang) Clipping of skinhead.
• skinhead A member of a subculture that arose among working-class youth in late 1960s England or its diaspora, defined by close-cropped or shaven heads and working-class clothing, and often associated with violence and white-supremacist or anti-immigrant principles.

skin — full definition

1. noun The layer of tissue that covers and protects the body of an animal, including a person.
2. noun The thin outer covering of a fruit.
3. noun An animal's skin and fur, taken and used by people to make things such as clothing or furniture covers.
4. noun A thin solid film that forms on top of a liquid.

skinhead — full definition

1. noun A person with a shaved or very closely cropped head.
2. noun A member of a subculture originating in working-class England in the late 1960s, marked by shaved heads and a distinct style, sometimes linked to far-right or racist movements.

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