Pelt vs. Skin — What's the Difference?

The skin of an animal with the fur or hair still on it.

Skin is the layer of usually soft, flexible outer tissue covering the body of a vertebrate animal, with three main functions: protection, regulation, and sensation.Other animal coverings, such as the arthropod exoskeleton, have different developmental origin, structure and chemical composition. The adjective cutaneous means "of the skin" (from Latin cutis 'skin').

A stripped animal skin ready for tanning.

The thin layer of tissue forming the natural outer covering of the body of a person or animal

To strike or assail repeatedly with thrown objects

The peel or outer layer of certain fruits or vegetables

The skin of an animal with the hair or wool on; either a raw or undressed hide, or a skin preserved with the hair or wool on it (sometimes worn as a garment with minimal modification).

A customized graphic user interface for an application or operating system.

The skin of an animal (especially a goat or sheep) with the hair or wool removed, often in preparation for tanning.

A skinhead

The fur or hair of a living animal.

(especially in jazz) a drum or drum head.

Human skin, especially when bare; also, a person's hair.

Relating to or denoting pornographic literature or films

(obsolete)

A card game in which each player has one card which they bet will not be the first to be matched by a card dealt from the pack.

A garment made from animal skins.

A unit into which an Aboriginal people is divided, typically on the basis of descent, each skin being associated with a totemic bird, animal, or insect.

(falconry) The body of any quarry killed by a hawk; also, a dead bird given to a hawk for food.

Remove the skin from (an animal or a fruit or vegetable)

A beating or falling down of hailstones, rain, or snow in a shower.

Take money from or swindle (someone)

A blow or stroke from something thrown.

(of a wound) form new skin

A verbal insult; a jeer, a jibe, a taunt.

(of a player) take the ball past (a defender) with ease

A fit of anger; an outburst, a rage.

Make a cannabis cigarette

An act of moving quickly; a rush.

The membranous tissue forming the external covering or integument of an animal and consisting in vertebrates of the epidermis and dermis.

A tattered or worthless piece of clothing; a rag.

An animal pelt, especially the comparatively pliable pelt of a small or young animal

(by extension) Anything in a ragged and worthless state; rubbish, trash.

A usually thin, closely adhering outer layer

Alternative form of pelta

A thin, close-fitting, usually elastic garment, especially a shirt, worn by scuba divers and others who engage in water sports for protection against scrapes and other superficial injuries.

(historical) A small shield, especially one of an approximately elliptical form, or crescent-shaped.

A container for liquids that is made of animal skin.

(botany) A flat apothecium with no rim.

(Music) A drumhead.

To remove the skin from (an animal); to skin.

One of a pair of strips of fabric or other material temporarily applied to the undersides of a pair of skis to provide traction while ascending slopes.

Chiefly followed by from: to remove (the skin) from an animal.

(Computers) A design layout for the interface of a program such as a media player or instant messaging application that a user can select and often customize in order to alter the default appearance.

To remove feathers from (a bird).

(Informal) One's life or physical survival

(transitive)

To remove skin from

To bombard (someone or something) with missiles.

To bruise, cut, or injure the skin or surface of

To force (someone or something) to move using blows or the throwing of missiles.

To remove (an outer covering); peel off

Of a number of small objects (such as raindrops), or the sun's rays: to beat down or fall on (someone or something) in a shower.

To cover with a skin or a similar layer

Chiefly followed by at: to (continuously) throw (missiles) at.

(Slang) To fleece; swindle.

To repeatedly beat or hit (someone or something).

To become covered with skin or a similar layer

(figuratively) To assail (someone) with harsh words in speech or writing; to abuse, to insult.

To pass with little room to spare

(intransitive)

Of, relating to, or depicting pornography

Especially of hailstones, rain, or snow: to beat down or fall forcefully or heavily; to rain down.

(uncountable) The outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human.

(figuratively) To move rapidly, especially in or on a conveyance.

(uncountable) The outer protective layer of the fruit of a plant.

Chiefly followed by at: to bombard someone or something with missiles continuously.

(countable) The skin and fur of an individual animal used by humans for clothing, upholstery, etc.

(obsolete) To throw out harsh words; to show anger.

(countable) A congealed layer on the surface of a liquid.

To bargain for a better deal; to haggle.

A set of resources that modifies the appearance and/or layout of the graphical user interface of a computer program.

The skin of a beast with the hair on; a raw or undressed hide; a skin preserved with the hairy or woolly covering on it. See 4th Fell.

An alternate appearance (texture map or geometry) for a character model in a video game.

The human skin.

Rolling paper for cigarettes.

The body of any quarry killed by the hawk.

Clipping of skinhead

A blow or stroke from something thrown.

(Australia) A subgroup of Australian aboriginal people; such divisions are cultural and not related to an individual′s physical skin.

To strike with something thrown or driven; to assail with pellets or missiles, as, to pelt with stones; pelted with hail.

(slang) Bare flesh, particularly bare breasts.

To throw; to use as a missile.

A vessel made of skin, used for holding liquids.

To throw missiles.

(nautical) That part of a sail, when furled, which remains on the outside and covers the whole.

To throw out words.

(nautical) The covering, as of planking or iron plates, outside the framing, forming the sides and bottom of a vessel; the shell; also, a lining inside the framing.

The dressed hairy coat of a mammal

(aviation) The outer surface covering much of the wings and fuselage of an aircraft.

Body covering of a living animal

A drink of whisky served hot.

Cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile;

A purse.

Attack and bombard with or as if with missiles;

(transitive) To injure the skin of.

Rain heavily;

(transitive) To remove the skin and/or fur of an animal or a human.

(colloquial) To high five.

To apply a skin to (a computer program).

To use tricks to go past a defender.

(intransitive) To become covered with skin.

(transitive) To cover with skin, or as if with skin; hence, to cover superficially.

To produce, in recitation, examination, etc., the work of another for one's own, or to use cribs, memoranda, etc., which are prohibited.

To strip of money or property; to cheat.

The external membranous integument of an animal.

The hide of an animal, separated from the body, whether green, dry, or tanned; especially, that of a small animal, as a calf, sheep, or goat.

A vessel made of skin, used for holding liquids. See Bottle, 1.

The bark or husk of a plant or fruit; the exterior coat of fruits and plants.

That part of a sail, when furled, which remains on the outside and covers the whole.

To strip off the skin or hide of; to flay; to peel; as, to skin an animal.

To cover with skin, or as with skin; hence, to cover superficially.

To strip of money or property; to cheat.

To become covered with skin; as, a wound skins over.

To produce, in recitation, examination, etc., the work of another for one's own, or to use in such exercise cribs, memeoranda, etc., which are prohibited.

A natural protective covering of the body; site of the sense of touch;

The tissue forming the hard outer layer (of e.g. a fruit)

An outer surface (usually thin);

Body covering of a living animal

A person's skin regarded as their life;

The rind of a fruit or vegetable

A bag serving as a container for liquids; it is made from the skin of an animal

Climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling

Bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of;

Remove the bark of a tree

Strip the skin off;

Strike against an object;