n. In anatomy, the innermost layer of the skin; the cutis vera or true skin, as distinguished from the cuticle or scarfskin; the derma, as distinguished from the epidermis; the enderon, as distinguished from the ecderon. See cut under skin.n. In entomology, the basal portion of the hemielytrum of a heteropterous insect, distinguished by its horny texture from the terminal portion or membrane. See cut under clavus.n. A tunic of leather with overlying flaps. It appears in the Bayeux tapestry, and was used as late as the time of Henry III.