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flesh noun 1 in animals: the soft tissues covering the bones, consisting chiefly of muscle. 2 the meat of animals, as distinct from that of fish, used as food; sometimes the meat of birds, used as food. Compare fish noun 2, fowl noun 2. 3 the pulp of a fruit or vegetable. 4 the body as distinct from the soul or spirit; bodily needs. 5 poetic humankind. 6 excess fat; plumpness. 7 a yellowish-pink colour. verb (fleshed, fleshing) to train (eg dogs) for hunting by giving them raw meat. fleshless adj. flesh and blood bodily or human nature. one's flesh and blood one's family or relations. in the flesh in person; actually present.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon flæsc.

flesh noun 1 in animals: the soft tissues covering the bones, consisting chiefly of muscle. 2 the meat of animals, as distinct from that of fish, used as food; sometimes the meat of birds, used as food. Compare fish noun 2, fowl noun 2. 3 the pulp of a fruit or vegetable. 4 the body as distinct from the soul or spirit; bodily needs. 5 poetic humankind. 6 excess fat; plumpness. 7 a yellowish-pink colour. verb (fleshed, fleshing) to train (eg dogs) for hunting by giving them raw meat. fleshless adj. flesh and blood bodily or human nature. one's flesh and blood one's family or relations. in the flesh in person; actually present.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon flæsc.

flesh noun 1 in animals: the soft tissues covering the bones, consisting chiefly of muscle. 2 the meat of animals, as distinct from that of fish, used as food; sometimes the meat of birds, used as food. Compare fish noun 2, fowl noun 2. 3 the pulp of a fruit or vegetable. 4 the body as distinct from the soul or spirit; bodily needs. 5 poetic humankind. 6 excess fat; plumpness. 7 a yellowish-pink colour. verb (fleshed, fleshing) to train (eg dogs) for hunting by giving them raw meat. fleshless adj. flesh and blood bodily or human nature. one's flesh and blood one's family or relations. in the flesh in person; actually present.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon flæsc.