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Added 9 October 2026

pellicle

noun

Latin root: pellicula Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). More about pellicle at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A thin skin or film.
A cuticle, the hard protective outer layer of certain life forms.
The outermost layer of a mushroom; the skin of a mushroom cap; especially, a surface that is viscid and easily peels off.

Origin

From Latin pellicula, from pellis (“skin”). Doublet of pellicule.

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