Cu"ti*cle (k?"t?-k'l), n. [L. cuticula, dim. of cuttis skin; akin to E. hide skin of an animal.]
1. Anat.
The scarfskin or epidermis. See Skin.
2. Bot.
The outermost skin or pellicle of a plant, found especially in leaves and young stems.
3.
A thin skin formed on the surface of a liquid.
© Webster 1913.