Definition of "cuticle"

The outermost layer of the skin of vertebrates; the epidermis.  examples

The strip of hardened skin at the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail.  quotations  examples

Dead or cornified epidermis.  examples

(zoology, botany) A noncellular protective covering outside the epidermis of many invertebrates and plants.

A thin skin formed on the surface of a liquid.  examples