flesh color
noun
a color that falls within the spectrum of human skin colors.
flesh-colored
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a word derived from
flesh color.
Example Sentences
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Another person posted about a missing person’s tattoos: “She has a flesh-colored crown on the right shoulder, a champagne glass on the left shoulder as well as 2 stars.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
A longer version featured layers of diagonal ruffles, some left unfinished and trailing behind, worn with chunky flesh-colored booties with sculptural heels.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 22, 2021
Sound is conveyed through a tiny speaker that fits inside the ear, attached by a barely visible wire to a very small flesh-colored “computer” containing a microphone, amplifier and battery that sits behind the ear.
From New York Times ● Aug. 30, 2021
As the dancers stepped and jumped, he swung at them with a round, flesh-colored object — a goat’s bladder, he later revealed.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 3, 2017
A kiss of flesh-colored sunrise while I hung out the wash, a sigh of indigo birds exhaled from the grass.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
