Emily Dickinson Lexicon

PEL'LI-CLE, n. [L. pellicula, dim. of pellis, skin.]

1. A thin skin or film. – Sharp. Encyc.
2. Among chimists, a thin saline crust formed on the surface of a solution of salt evaporated to a certain degree. This pellicle consists of saline particles crystalized. – Encyc. Nicholson.