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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If I don't rub down quickly I'm afraid these goose fleshings will freeze into pebbles.
From Jane Allen, Junior by Edith Bancroft
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 Henry James
Animal glue is made of bones and trimmings, cuttings and fleshings from hides and skins of animals.
From Handwork in Wood by William Noyes
Jove! with these fleshings I feel as self-conscious as an untried chorus girl.
From Man on the Box by Harold MacGrath
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 Marshall Pinckney Wilder
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