body covering

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

body covering of a living animal v

n the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal) n body covering of a living animal v prevent from being seen or discovered v be or go into hiding

n the dressed hairy coat of a mammal n body covering of a living animal v cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile v attack and bombard with or as if with missiles v rain heavily

shows amount of mass n an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks n a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners) n a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals v measure by or as if by a scale v pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard v take by attacking with scaling ladders v reach the highest point of v climb up by means of a ladder v remove the scales from v measure with or as if with scales v size or measure according to a scale