Flesh Definition

flĕsh
fleshed, fleshes, fleshing
noun
fleshes
The soft substance of the body (of a person or animal) between the skin and the bones; esp., the muscular tissue.
Webster's New World
The surface or skin of the body.
To feel one's flesh crawl.
Webster's New World
The flesh of any animal as food; meat; esp., meat other than fish or fowl.
Webster's New World
Fatty tissue.
American Heritage
The pulpy or edible part of fruits and vegetables.
Webster's New World
verb
fleshed, fleshes, fleshing
To feed (animals) with flesh so as to incite them to hunt or kill.
Webster's New World
To prepare for or incite to bloodshed, etc. by a foretaste.
Webster's New World
To harden; inure.
Webster's New World
To grow fleshy or fat.
Webster's New World
To fill out as if with flesh; realize or make full, as by the addition of details.
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Synonyms:
idiom
go the way of all flesh
  • To die.
  • To come to an end.
American Heritage
in the flesh
  • Alive.
  • In person; present.
American Heritage
in the flesh
  • alive
  • actually present; in person
Webster's New World
press the flesh
  • to shake hands or embrace, mingle, etc. effusively in crowds, esp. in politicking
Webster's New World

Origin of Flesh

  • From Middle English flesh, from Old English flǣsc, from Proto-Germanic *flaiską, from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁ḱ- (“to tear, peel off”). Compare German Fleisch, Low German Fleesch, West Frisian fleis, Dutch vlees, Danish flæsk, Icelandic flesk.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old English flǣsc

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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