in|teg|u|ment

in|teg|u|ment
in|teg|u|ment «ihn TEHG yu muhnt», noun.
1. a natural outer covering. The pod of a pea is its integument. »

The skin or shell of an animal is its integument. He [a pig] must be roasted. I am not ignorant that our ancestors ate them seethed or boiled—but what a sacrifice of the exterior integument (Charles Lamb).

2. the layer or layers of tissue surrounding an ovule.
3. Figurative. any covering or coating.
[< Latin integumentum < integere to cover, enclose < in- on + tegere to cover]

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  • in — in·earth; in·ebri·a·tion; in·ebri·ety; in·ebri·ous; in·edible; in·ed·i·ta; in·edited; in·educabilia; in·educability; in·educable; in·education; in·ef·fa·bil·i·ty; in·ef·face·abil·i·ty; in·effaceable; in·effectuality; in·efficacious;… …   English syllables

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