integument

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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noun an outer protective covering such as the skin of an animal or a cuticle or seed coat or rind or shell

Borrowed from Latin integumentum (“a covering”).

As the green flames lifted I could see the oily gleam of his integument and the brightness of his eyes. — The war of the worlds, H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
When she moved or shrugged or laughed or turned to speak, their exquisite integument creased and rippled like shaken cream. — What Will People Say? A Novel, Rupert Hughes
It is the business of philosophical logic to extract this knowledge from its concrete integuments, and to render it explicit and pure. — Our Knowledge of the External World as a Field for Scientific Method in Philosophy, Bertrand Russell

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