body covering

/ˌbɑdi ˌkʌvərɪŋ/

Other forms: body coverings

Definitions of body covering

1. noun

   any covering for the body or a body part
   types:

   hide, pelt, skin

   body covering of a living animal

   feather, plumage, plume

   the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds

   protective covering

   the tough natural covering of some organisms

   cutis, skin, tegument

   a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch

   exuviae

   cast-off skins or coverings of various organisms during ecdysis

   hair

   a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

   headful

   a covering over the surface of your head

   epicranium

   the muscle and aponeurosis and skin covering the cranium

   exoskeleton

   the exterior protective or supporting structure or shell of many animals (especially invertebrates) including bony or horny parts such as nails or scales or hoofs

   investment

   outer layer or covering of an organ or part or organism

   down, down feather

   soft fine feathers

   aftershaft

   a supplementary feather (usually small) on the underside of the base of the shaft of some feathers in some birds

   contour feather

   feathers covering the body of an adult bird and determining its shape

   alula, bastard wing, spurious wing

   tuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird's wing

   marabou

   the downy feathers of marabou storks are used for trimming garments

   hackle

   long slender feather on the necks of e.g. turkeys and pheasants

   coat, pelage

   growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal

   guard hair

   coarse hairs that form the outer fur and protect the underfur of certain mammals

   mane

   long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neck

   forelock, foretop

   a part of a horse's mane that grows forward between the ears

   armor, armour

   tough more-or-less rigid protective covering of an animal or plant

   scute

   large bony or horny plate as on an armadillo or turtle or the underside of a snake

   sclerite

   hard plate or element of the exoskeleton of some arthropods

   clypeus

   a shield-like plate on the front of an insect's head

   plastron

   (zoology) the part of a turtle's shell forming its underside

   beard

   hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals

   flight feather, pinion, quill, quill feather

   any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird

   scapular

   a feather covering the shoulder of a bird

   thick skin

   skin that is very thick (as an elephant or rhinoceros)

   skin graft

   a piece of skin taken from a donor area and surgically grafted at the site of an injury or burn

   buff

   bare skin; naked

   dewlap

   a hanging fold of loose skin on an elderly person's neck

   body hair

   short hair growing over a person's body

   down, pile

   fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)

   head of hair, mane

   growth of hair covering the scalp of a human being

   cowlick

   a tuft of hair that grows in a different direction from the rest of the hair and usually will not lie flat

   coif, coiffure, hair style, hairdo, hairstyle

   the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)

   curl, lock, ringlet, whorl

   a strand or cluster of hair

   facial hair

   hair on the face (especially on the face of a man)

   brow, eyebrow, supercilium

   the arch of hair above each eye

   cilium, eyelash, lash

   any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids

   foreskin, prepuce

   a fold of skin covering the tip of the penis

   foreskin, prepuce

   a fold of skin covering the tip of the clitoris

   scalp

   the skin that covers the top of the head

   cuticle

   the dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail

   agnail, hangnail

   a loose narrow strip of skin near the base of a fingernail; tearing it produces a painful sore that is easily infected

   type of:

   cover, covering, natural covering

   a natural object that covers or envelops