fleshings

[ flesh-ingz ]

noun(used with a plural verb)

flesh-colored tights.

Origin of fleshings

First recorded in 1830–40; flesh + (stock)ings

Words Nearby fleshings

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How to use fleshings in a sentence

Meanwhile, a little man in fleshings and a cocked hat addressed the audience.
In the Days of My Youth | Amelia Ann Blandford Edwards
Christmas Past—White dress trimmed with summer flowers, rich belt, fleshings and sandals.
A Christmas Carol | C. Z. Barnett
When they had removed their garments I saw to my amazement that they were both dressed in acrobatic fleshings!
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You will find the tree to-morrow, and I think you will concede that it is too bulky to have been concealed under these fleshings.
The Intoxicated Ghost | Arlo Bates
It was but a step from union suits to non-union suits; from fleshings to whitewash and bronze varnish.
The Footlights Fore and Aft | Channing Pollock

British Dictionary definitions for fleshings

fleshings

/ (ˈflɛʃɪŋz) /

pl n

flesh-coloured tights
bits of flesh scraped from the hides or skins of animals

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