† scarfyadj.
Obsolete.
Resembling a scarf. scarfy skin = scarf-skin n.
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > [adjective] > like a scarf or veil
scarfy1611
veil-like1660
the world > life > the body > skin > layer of skin > [noun] > specific layers
epiderma1582
outskin1583
cutis1605
cuticle1615
scarf-skin1615
cuticula1621
epidermis1626
flesh side1630
derma1706
scarfy skin1744
rete mucosum1754
hypoderma1826
chorion1828
dermis1830
corium1835
derm1835
epiderm1835
flesh1839
rete1842
grain1851
hypoderm1855
stratum corneum1857
grain-side1858
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Escharpeux, scarfie.
1621 M. Wroth Countesse of Mountgomeries Urania 511 Alasse you frowne, and pull a scarfie Clowd ouer your diuine face to hide your fauour from me.
1744 tr. H. Boerhaave Acad. Lect. Theory Physic III. 295 Over all these is extended the Cuticle or scarfy Skin.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
<
adj.1611