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Noun: flesh  flesh
  1. The soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
     
  2. The physical body of a human being
    "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak";
    - human body, physical body, material body, soma, build, figure, physique, anatomy, shape, bod [informal], chassis [informal], frame, form
     
  3. A soft moist part of a fruit
    - pulp
Verb: flesh  flesh
  1. Remove adhering flesh from (hides) when preparing leather manufacture

Derived forms: fleshing, fleshed, fleshes

Type of: animal tissue, body, get rid of, organic structure, plant tissue, remove

Part of: homo, human, human being, individual, man, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul

Encyclopedia: Flesh, world, and devil