scrape off scale
91Colonial South and the Chesapeake — During the British colonization of the New World, the southern Thirteen Colonies and the Chesapeake provided England with much needed money and resources. However, the culture of the south was far different than that of their British homeland.… …
92skel- — I. skel 1 Also kel . To cut. Derivatives include scalp, skill, cutlass, half, scalpel, and sculpture. 1. a. shell, from …
93slash — Synonyms and related words: Vandyke, abbreviate, abrade, abrasion, abridge, amputate, assail, attack, ax, band, bar, bark, beat, beat down, bend, bias, bisect, blaze, blemish, blister, bloody, breach, break, breakage, burn, burr, burst, butcher,… …
94skin — n 1. integument, epidermis, cuticle, scarf skin, Anat. corium, derma, cutis; hide, pelt, jacket, fleece, fell, fur, leather, vellum, shagreen; slough, Pathol. desquamation, exuviae. 2. rind, peel, Bot. epicarp, hull, bark, cortex, shell, husk;… …
95ra|men|tum — «ruh MEHN tuhm», noun, plural ta « tuh», Botany. a thin, membranous scale formed on the leaves or shoots of some ferns. ╂[< Latin rāmentum piece scraped off < rādere to scrape] …
