pellicule

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UK/ˈpɛlɪkjuːl/

noun

A thin diaphanous fabric.

OriginLatin pellicula →
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Meanings

nounpellicule (plural pellicules)

plural pellicules

  1. A thin diaphanous fabric.
  2. The skin of an onion or other plant.

Origin

  1. Latinpellicula“small skin or hide”
  2. Englishpellicule

Borrowed from Latin pellicula (“small skin or hide”), from Latin pellis (“a skin”) + Latin -cula. Cognate with French pellicule, Spanish película.

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APA

pellicule. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pellicule

MLA

“pellicule.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pellicule. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pellicule,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pellicule.

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