fleshings

American  

[flesh-ingz] / ˈflɛʃ ɪŋz /

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. flesh-colored tights.

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fleshings British  

/ ˈflɛʃɪŋz /

plural noun

1. flesh-coloured tights

2. bits of flesh scraped from the hides or skins of animals

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Etymology

Origin of fleshings

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

Example Sentences

It is feared, however, that with the advance of fashion the principal character—who on this occasion was attired in pink fleshings draped with white chiffon—will be voted overdressed and so fail to attract.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, July 29, 1914 by Various

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

When the young gymnast came in turn to me, radiant in his salmon fleshings and blue trunks, with slippers and bows to match, I could not help asking him if he was an Italian.

From Stories by American Authors, Volume 5 by James, Henry

If I don't rub down quickly I'm afraid these goose fleshings will freeze into pebbles.

From Jane Allen, Junior by Bancroft, Edith

Dealers in faded wardrobes,—merchants in tinsel and rouge de théâtre,—retailers of wigs and fleshings and all manner of stage wares, seemed one with another to have made the locality their home.

From A Cursory History of Swearing by Sharman, Julian