elephant skin
Wrinkled gray covering
Elephant skin is the thick, wrinkled, grayish hide of an elephant—or any material resembling it.
The term describes textures that are tough, deeply creased, or leathery: The old couch had developed an elephant skin surface.
In dermatology, elephant skin informally describes severely dry, cracked skin conditions.
Figuratively, having elephant skin means being impervious to criticism—a thicker version of thick-skinned.
- pachydermThick-skinned hoofed mammal
- wild animalUndomesticated creature
- grayNeutral achromatic hue
- mammalWarm-blooded, milk-producing animal
- wrinkledHaving surface folds
thick hide · armor · massive · big game · moisture retention · thermoregulation · keratin · callousness · resilience · leathery · leather goods · mud bath · dust bath · collagen · epidermis · toughness · textured · grainy