chicken skinn.

Brit.

/ˈtʃɪk(ᵻ)n skɪn/, U.S.

/ˈtʃɪkən ˌskɪn/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: chicken n., skin n.

Etymology: < chicken n. + skin n.Sense 1 probably reflects a perceived similarity between this fine, pale, supple leather (which was often impregnated with almond oil, spermaceti, and essential oils for use in gloves) and the skin of a chick or chicken. Compare later hen-skin adj. In senses 2 and 3 with allusion to the appearance of the skin of a plucked chicken. With sense 2a compare slightly earlier chicken flesh n., gooseflesh n. 2a and also goose bumps n. at goose n. Compounds 2a. The Chinese expression corresponding to sense 3 is jú pí orange peel, literally ‘orange skin’ (compare quot. 1897 and orange-skin surface n. at orange skin n. Compounds).

1. The very fine skin of (often unborn) lambs, kids, or calves; esp. such skin used to make gloves and fans. Frequently as a modifier, esp. in chicken-skin glove. Cf. kid-skin n., Limerick n. 5. Now historical.Chicken-skin gloves were believed to lighten and soften the skin of the hands when worn overnight; such gloves were popular esp. in the 18th cent.

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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > leather > [noun] > other types of leather

redlashOE

lasch14..

leather-hungry1478

spruce1570

chicken skina1685

bridle leather1794

russet1813

goose-skin1826

Levant1880

whang1883

Persian1889

nubuck1912

a1685 M. Evelyn Mundus Muliebris (1690) 6 Gloves..Some of Chicken skin for night, To keep her Hands plump, soft, and white.

1762 St. James's Chron. 1–3 Apr. What Lady would not chuse to smooth and polish her Skin with these new-invented French Chicken Skin Gloves?

1788 E. Wallace Ton i. ii. 6 Those chicken-skin gloves are very bad, I must enquire of Moseneau to day for more softening.

1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xiii. 95 They [sc. Californians]..buy..‘chicken-skin’ boots at fifteen dollars apiece.

1875 E. Yates Wages of Sin ix, in Cambr. (Mass.) Chron. 6 Mar. 2/1 A fan of chicken-skin which had once been the property of a beauty of the Regency.

1989 Miller's Collectables Price Guide 1989–90 I. 183/3 A French fan with elaborately carved ivory sticks, with painted chicken skin leaf, 1760.

a. A state of the skin caused by cold, fear, or excitement, in which small bumps appear on the surface as the hairs become erect. Cf. chicken flesh n. Now U.S. regional (chiefly Hawaii).

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1848 Western Times (Exeter) 29 Jan. 6/1 There are strong reasons for believing that the woman was alive when she went into the water; the ‘chicken skin or goose flesh’, and the other symptoms.

1930 W. de la Mare On the Edge 320 Absurd misgivings productive only of chicken-skin and perplexity.

2004 J. M. Landis Heat Wave xxviii. 219 It was cold in comparison to the sultry air and gave her chicken skin.

2015 @Ang3likerzz 14 May in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Hearing the seniors sing their graduation song gives me chicken skin.

b. Human skin that is covered with tiny, persistent, flesh-coloured or whitish papules, and is likened to the skin of a plucked chicken or to a permanent state of gooseflesh; (also) a skin disorder producing this appearance, spec. keratosis pilaris, in which the hair follicles become plugged by keratin.

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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of visible parts > skin disorders > [noun] > other diseases or conditions

impetigo1398

deadingc1400

St Anthonyc1405

foulness1559

acrochordon1565

foulness1583

heat1597

bleach1601

Anthony's fire1609

desquamation1726

sivvens1762

erythema1778

rupia1813

morula1817

dermalgia1842

mycosis1846

cheloid1854

keloid1854

morule1857

kelis1864

dermatosis1866

epithelioma1872

vagabond's disease1876

vagabond's skin1876

dermatitis1877

erysipeloid1888

Ritter's disease1888

acanthosis nigricans1890

angiokeratoma1891

sunburn1891

porokeratosis1893

acrodermatitis1894

epidermolysis1894

keratolysis1895

dermographism1896

neurodermatitis1896

peau d'orange1896

X-ray dermatitis1897

dermatomyositis1899

papulo-erythema1899

pyodermia1899

tar acne1899

dermographia1900

radiodermatitis1903

poikiloderma1907

neurodermatosis1909

leishmanoid1922

razor burn1924

pyoderma1930

photodermatosis1931

photodermatitis1933

necrobiosis lipoidica1934

pyoderma gangrenosum1936

fassy1943

acrodermatitis enteropathica1945

chicken skin1946

nylon stocking dermatitis1947

Sézary('s) syndrome1953

pigskin1966

washerwoman's skin1981

strimmer rash1984

1946 Urol. & Cutaneous Rev. 50 465/2 The boy has noted the presence of chicken skin or permanent goose pimples, on the extremities.

1987 Washington Post 25 Aug. (Health Suppl.) 17/1 I'm 34 and have a skin condition called keratosis pilaris—also known as chicken skin—on my arms and legs.

2016 Times (Nexis) 17 July Chicken skin needs exfoliating.

3. Ceramics. A regular pattern of small circular bumps in the surface of a glaze. Chiefly as a modifier, as in chicken skin vase.

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the world > space > shape > unevenness > [noun] > roughness > rough part, object, or feature

roughOE

ragged?c1225

roughnessa1398

ruba1616

asperity1662

chicken skin1897

1897 Jrnl. Soc. Arts 15 Oct. 1145/1 The glaze aggregates somewhat into more or less clearly defined drops, forming naturally those subtle and delightfully mottled surfaces known as ‘orange-skin’ or ‘chicken-skin’.

1901 Lady's Realm 10 652/2 The chicken-skin [design]—namely, a sort of groundwork with tiny pin-points all over it, which shows up the flowers to perfection.

1922 W. Burton J. Wedgwood & his Pottery iv. 40 Its finely-granulated surface, recalling the chicken-skin texture of some of the Oriental porcelains, imparts a distinctive quality.

1978 Winchester (Va.) Evening Star 24 Aug. 27/1 (advt.) Rare porcelain Famile Rose Chicken skin vase.

2002 M. Miller Antiques Source Bk. 2002–3 124/2 A fine quality Chinese export porcelain, two handled vase, decorated with a turquoise chicken skin ground and bright ‘Mandarin’ panels.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	chicken skin
释义	chicken skinn. Brit. /ˈtʃɪk(ᵻ)n skɪn/, U.S. /ˈtʃɪkən ˌskɪn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: chicken n., skin n. Etymology: < chicken n. + skin n.Sense 1 probably reflects a perceived similarity between this fine, pale, supple leather (which was often impregnated with almond oil, spermaceti, and essential oils for use in gloves) and the skin of a chick or chicken. Compare later hen-skin adj. In senses 2 and 3 with allusion to the appearance of the skin of a plucked chicken. With sense 2a compare slightly earlier chicken flesh n., gooseflesh n. 2a and also goose bumps n. at goose n. Compounds 2a. The Chinese expression corresponding to sense 3 is jú pí orange peel, literally ‘orange skin’ (compare quot. 1897 and orange-skin surface n. at orange skin n. Compounds). 1. The very fine skin of (often unborn) lambs, kids, or calves; esp. such skin used to make gloves and fans. Frequently as a modifier, esp. in chicken-skin glove. Cf. kid-skin n., Limerick n. 5. Now historical.Chicken-skin gloves were believed to lighten and soften the skin of the hands when worn overnight; such gloves were popular esp. in the 18th cent. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > leather > [noun] > other types of leather redlashOE lasch14.. leather-hungry1478 spruce1570 chicken skina1685 bridle leather1794 russet1813 goose-skin1826 Levant1880 whang1883 Persian1889 nubuck1912 a1685 M. Evelyn Mundus Muliebris (1690) 6 Gloves..Some of Chicken skin for night, To keep her Hands plump, soft, and white. 1762 St. James's Chron. 1–3 Apr. What Lady would not chuse to smooth and polish her Skin with these new-invented French Chicken Skin Gloves? 1788 E. Wallace Ton i. ii. 6 Those chicken-skin gloves are very bad, I must enquire of Moseneau to day for more softening. 1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xiii. 95 They [sc. Californians]..buy..‘chicken-skin’ boots at fifteen dollars apiece. 1875 E. Yates Wages of Sin ix, in Cambr. (Mass.) Chron. 6 Mar. 2/1 A fan of chicken-skin which had once been the property of a beauty of the Regency. 1989 Miller's Collectables Price Guide 1989–90 I. 183/3 A French fan with elaborately carved ivory sticks, with painted chicken skin leaf, 1760. 2. a. A state of the skin caused by cold, fear, or excitement, in which small bumps appear on the surface as the hairs become erect. Cf. chicken flesh n. Now U.S. regional (chiefly Hawaii). ΚΠ 1848 Western Times (Exeter) 29 Jan. 6/1 There are strong reasons for believing that the woman was alive when she went into the water; the ‘chicken skin or goose flesh’, and the other symptoms. 1930 W. de la Mare On the Edge 320 Absurd misgivings productive only of chicken-skin and perplexity. 2004 J. M. Landis Heat Wave xxviii. 219 It was cold in comparison to the sultry air and gave her chicken skin. 2015 @Ang3likerzz 14 May in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Hearing the seniors sing their graduation song gives me chicken skin. b. Human skin that is covered with tiny, persistent, flesh-coloured or whitish papules, and is likened to the skin of a plucked chicken or to a permanent state of gooseflesh; (also) a skin disorder producing this appearance, spec. keratosis pilaris, in which the hair follicles become plugged by keratin. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of visible parts > skin disorders > [noun] > other diseases or conditions impetigo1398 deadingc1400 St Anthonyc1405 foulness1559 acrochordon1565 foulness1583 heat1597 bleach1601 Anthony's fire1609 desquamation1726 sivvens1762 erythema1778 rupia1813 morula1817 dermalgia1842 mycosis1846 cheloid1854 keloid1854 morule1857 kelis1864 dermatosis1866 epithelioma1872 vagabond's disease1876 vagabond's skin1876 dermatitis1877 erysipeloid1888 Ritter's disease1888 acanthosis nigricans1890 angiokeratoma1891 sunburn1891 porokeratosis1893 acrodermatitis1894 epidermolysis1894 keratolysis1895 dermographism1896 neurodermatitis1896 peau d'orange1896 X-ray dermatitis1897 dermatomyositis1899 papulo-erythema1899 pyodermia1899 tar acne1899 dermographia1900 radiodermatitis1903 poikiloderma1907 neurodermatosis1909 leishmanoid1922 razor burn1924 pyoderma1930 photodermatosis1931 photodermatitis1933 necrobiosis lipoidica1934 pyoderma gangrenosum1936 fassy1943 acrodermatitis enteropathica1945 chicken skin1946 nylon stocking dermatitis1947 Sézary('s) syndrome1953 pigskin1966 washerwoman's skin1981 strimmer rash1984 1946 Urol. & Cutaneous Rev. 50 465/2 The boy has noted the presence of chicken skin or permanent goose pimples, on the extremities. 1987 Washington Post 25 Aug. (Health Suppl.) 17/1 I'm 34 and have a skin condition called keratosis pilaris—also known as chicken skin—on my arms and legs. 2016 Times (Nexis) 17 July Chicken skin needs exfoliating. 3. Ceramics. A regular pattern of small circular bumps in the surface of a glaze. Chiefly as a modifier, as in chicken skin vase. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > unevenness > [noun] > roughness > rough part, object, or feature roughOE ragged?c1225 roughnessa1398 ruba1616 asperity1662 chicken skin1897 1897 Jrnl. Soc. Arts 15 Oct. 1145/1 The glaze aggregates somewhat into more or less clearly defined drops, forming naturally those subtle and delightfully mottled surfaces known as ‘orange-skin’ or ‘chicken-skin’. 1901 Lady's Realm 10 652/2 The chicken-skin [design]—namely, a sort of groundwork with tiny pin-points all over it, which shows up the flowers to perfection. 1922 W. Burton J. Wedgwood & his Pottery iv. 40 Its finely-granulated surface, recalling the chicken-skin texture of some of the Oriental porcelains, imparts a distinctive quality. 1978 Winchester (Va.) Evening Star 24 Aug. 27/1 (advt.) Rare porcelain Famile Rose Chicken skin vase. 2002 M. Miller Antiques Source Bk. 2002–3 124/2 A fine quality Chinese export porcelain, two handled vase, decorated with a turquoise chicken skin ground and bright ‘Mandarin’ panels. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1685
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