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tegument.

Something which covers; a covering or coating.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtɛɡ.jʊ.mənt/
  1. Something which covers; a covering or coating.

    uncommon
  2. A natural covering of the body or of a bodily organ; an integument.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

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

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