Skin, sub.t. the natural covering of the flesh: Lucr. 419. Compl. 94. Tp. IV, 233. Wiv. III, 1, 111. Err. II, 2, 138. III, 1, 13. IV, 3, 18. Ado III, 5, 13 (honest as the s. between his brows; Dogberry's speech). Mids. II, 1, 255. As IV, 2, 12. Shr. IV, 3, 180. John IV, 3, 80. H4A III, 3, 3. H5 IV, 3, 93. H6B III, 1, 77. H6B III, 1, 77 IV, 2, 25. IV, 2, 25 H6C III, 1, 22. Tit. V, 1, 138. Rom. V, 1, 43. Mcb. II, 3, 118. Lr. III, 4, 7. Oth. V, 2, 4.
Applied to other things, == crust, bark, coat: “as fit as the pudding to his s.” All's II, 2, 29. “the s. of our fruit-trees,” R2 III, 4, 58. the s. (of leek) “is good for your broken coxcomb,” H5 V, 1, 56.