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tegument (n.)
"a covering, a natural protection of the body or some part of it," mid-15c., from Latin
tegumentum
"a covering, a cover," from
tegere
"to cover," from PIE root
*(s)teg-
(2) "to cover" (see
stegosaurus
). Related:
Tegumentary
.
