Semantics

Сћлнце сџшит кћжу. The sun dries out one's skin.
Змеї менїет кћжу. The snake is molting.
This entry is concerned with the use of the word кћжа to refer to the skin of humans or animals. Common sense will dictate which of the expressions can or cannot be used to refer to animals. The meaning "rind, peel" (апельсќн с тћлстой кћжей "an orange with a thick skin") is not described in this dictionary.