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Meaning of tegument | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

/ˈtɛɡ.jʊ.mənt/

Definitions

Something which covers; a covering or coating.
uncommon
A natural covering of the body or of a bodily organ; an integument.
obsolete

Equivalents

Deutsch Bedeckung

Français Couverture revêtement

Polski oprawa osłona

Examples

“1658: But in the Homericall Urne of Patroclus, whatever was the solid Tegument, we finde the immediate covering to be a purple peece of silk — Sir Thomas Browne, Urne-Burial (Penguin 2005, p. 21)”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

tegumentation TEH teh tarik Tehachapi Tehachapi Mountains Tehama