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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I dress the hair and change the Paris frocks, and lace the corsets, and mend the pink silk fleshings of England's Premier Comedienne.
From Miss Million's Maid A Romance of Love and Fortune by Onions, Mrs. Oliver
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
Jove! with these fleshings I feel as self-conscious as an untried chorus girl.
From Man on the Box by MacGrath, Harold
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
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
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