tegument

Meaning

1. Something which covers; a covering or coating.
2. (obsolete) A natural covering of the body or of a bodily organ; an integument.

Synonyms

skin

cutis

integument

fur

leather

coating

integumentum

crust

envelope

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɛɡ.jʊ.mənt/

Etymology

Also in late Middle English, borrowed from Latin tegumentum (“a cover”), from tegere (“to cover, clothe”, verb) + -mentum (suffix forming nouns). Compare integument.