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flesh

[ flesh ]
/ flɛʃ /
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noun
verb (used with object)
Verb Phrases
flesh out,
  1. to add details to or make more complete: She fleshed out her proposal considerably before presenting it to the committee for action.
  2. to gain weight: He realized to his dismay that he had fleshed out during the months of forced inactivity.
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Idioms about flesh

Origin of flesh

First recorded before 900; Middle English flesh, flæsh, flash, Old English flǣsc; cognate with Old Frisian flēsk, Old High German fleisk, German Fleisch, Old Norse flesk “pork, ham, bacon”

OTHER WORDS FROM flesh

flesh·less, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for flesh

flesh
/ (flɛʃ) /

noun
verb

Word Origin for flesh

Old English flǣsc; related to Old Norse flesk ham, Old High German fleisk meat, flesh
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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