metalskin
nounUK /ˈmɛtəlskɪn/
US /ˈmɛtəlskɪn/
A metalskin is a pretend skin made of metal that covers something.
The robot had a shiny metalskin that gleamed in the sun.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A tough outer layer that looks or acts like metal.
The spaceship's metalskin protected it from tiny space rocks.
3. In games, a power-up that makes a character's skin hard like metal.
He grabbed the metalskin power-up and became super tough.
4. A fictional creature or character with skin made of metal.
The story's hero was a metalskin who could bend steel with his hands.