HIDE (4)

Hide, n. [[OE. hide, hude, AS. hȳd; akin to D. huid, OHG. hūt, G. haut, Icel. hūð, Dan. & Sw. hud, L. cutis, Gr. κύτοσ; and cf. Gr. σκύτοσ skin, hide, L. scutum shield, and E. sky. √13.]] 1. 1. The skin of an animal, either raw or dressed; — generally applied to the undressed skins of the larger domestic animals, as oxen, horses, etc.
2. 2. The human skin; — so called in contempt.
O tiger's heart, wrapped in a woman's hide! Shak.