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The phrase "a skin on" is not standard in written English and may be confusing without context.
It could be used in contexts related to layering or covering something, but clarity is essential.
Example: "The dish had a crispy skin on the outside, adding texture to the meal."
Alternatives: "a layer on" or "a coating on".
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The process involves removing, treating and mounting a skin on an artificial form.
The crustose types appear as a skin on a rock or tree.
"It's got a skin on the back of it that takes scurvy off parts of your body.
I prefer the feel of hitting a wooden drum with a skin on top, and sometimes I find technology, especially in drums, can overcomplicate things.
It was the water's phosphorescent glow after dark, generated by seaweed, that inspired her to apply a phosphorescent paint as a skin on her three-dimensional forms.
Or: "Look at a photograph of my backside these days and it would bring to mind images of a cold bowl of porridge with a skin on the top.
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A skin-on fillet of pearly hake gives its all to a heap of Provençal lentils.
It was a skin-on-skin collection, with snake and suede worked close to the body.
As he entered the locker room, McQueary said, he heard a "skin-on-skin slapping sound".
The Jericho, a skin-on chips kind of a place, is focusing more and more on food.
In addition to its boating activities, the club offers an annual workshop in which participants construct a skin-on-frame kayak.
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