Definition of TEGUMENT

tegument

Plural: teguments

Noun

  • A natural outer covering, like skin or a shell.
  • a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
  • Something which covers; a covering or coating.
  • A natural covering of the body or of a bodily organ; an integument.

Examples

  • He sought a word to cover the exposed triple word score, perhaps ’TEGUMENT’.

Origin / Etymology

Also in late Middle English, borrowed from Latin tegumentum (“a cover”), from tegere (“to cover, clothe”, verb) + -mentum (suffix forming nouns). Compare integument.

Synonyms

cutis, skin

Scrabble Score: 11

tegument: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
tegument: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
tegument: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

tegument: valid Words With Friends Word