fleshings
Americannoun
plural noun
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flesh-coloured tights
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bits of flesh scraped from the hides or skins of animals
Etymology
Origin of fleshings
First recorded in 1830–40; flesh + (stock)ings
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, a little man in fleshings and a cocked hat addressed the audience.
From In the Days of My Youth by Edwards, Amelia Ann Blanford
Outside the circus-booth, high up on a platform, stood the clowns in their dingy fleshings and faded scarlet trunks.
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20, September, 1877. by Various
At the first I thought," said Lady Violet, "that they were attired in painted fleshings, but upon using my glass, it was clear that I was mistaken.
From The Wit and Humor of America, Volume VIII (of X) by Wilder, Marshall Pinckney
The donning of fleshings for the first time is an occasion of anxiety to anyone, man or woman.
From Life on the Stage by Morris, Clara
The man before him was no other than the one he had seen next door, dressed in red fleshings as Satan.
From A Husband by Proxy by Steele, Jack
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