fleshings
Noun (plural) 1. Skin-coloured tights or stockings: "fleshings" are tight-fitting garments, typically worn by actors or dancers on stage, designed to simulate the appearance of bare skin. 2. Meat trimmings (American English): In a culinary or butchery context, "fleshings" can refer to pieces of meat that have been removed from the skin or hide, often as a byproduct of processing.
- (Skin-coloured tights used on stage.)
- (Meat trimmings from the skin, in American English.)
"in fleshings": wearing such skin-coloured tights.
- The dancer performed in fleshings, making her legs appear nude. (She wore the tights to mimic bare skin.)
"fleshings of leather": (rare, historical) strips of leather or material used in garment-making.
- The artisan prepared fleshings of leather for the costume. (Thin strips of leather for sewing.)
Flesh (n): the soft substance of a living body, including muscle and fat.
- The wound exposed the flesh beneath the skin. (The body's soft tissue.)
Fleshy (adj): having a lot of flesh; plump or soft.
- The fruit was fleshy and ripe. (Thick and soft in texture.)
Fleshing (n): the process of removing flesh from a hide or skin.
- The tanner spent hours fleshing the animal skin. (Removing meat and fat from the hide.)
- Tights: a close-fitting garment covering the legs and feet.
- Stockings: long socks or hose, often reaching the thigh.
- Trimmings: pieces cut off from a larger portion, such as meat.
"Flesh and blood": human beings or human nature.
- She is a real flesh-and-blood person, not a robot. (A living, human being.)
"In the flesh": physically present; in person.
- I saw the singer in the flesh at the concert. (In person, not on screen.)