flesh
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noun
the soft substance consisting of muscle and fat that is found between the skin and bones of an animal or a human:
(人･動物の)肉
e.g. she grabbed Anna's arm, her fingers sinking into the flesh.
the flesh of an animal, regarded as food:
｟古｠ 食肉 (!魚･鳥肉以外の獣肉; 通例はmeatを用いる) .
e.g. the food an animal eats will affect the taste and texture of its flesh
e.g. in combination : a flesh-eater.
the pulpy substance of a fruit or vegetable, especially the part that is eaten:
(野菜･果物の)身, 果肉
e.g. halve the avocados and scrape out the flesh.
the skin or surface of the human body with reference to its color, appearance, or sensual properties:
(人間の)肌; 肌の色
e.g. she gasped as the cold water hit her flesh.
(the flesh) the human body and its physical needs and desires, especially as contrasted with the mind or the soul:
｟文｠ ; 〖the ～〗 肉体 (!精神(mind, spirit)に対して; 肉欲を含意することも)
e.g. I have never been one to deny the pleasures of the flesh.
a light brownish pink colour:
e.g. acrylic paints in flesh, red, and pink.
verb
1. no object (flesh out) put weight on:
｟話｠ 太る(out)
e.g. he had fleshed out to a solid 220 pounds.
with object (flesh something out) add more details to something that exists only in a draft or outline form:
〈話･計画など〉に肉づけをする, 詳細を盛り込む; …を具体化する(out)
e.g. the theorists have fleshed out a variety of scenarios.
2. with object give (a hound or hawk) a piece of the flesh of game that has been killed in order to incite it.
〈猟犬など〉を血の味で刺激する
literary initiate (someone) in bloodshed or warfare:
〈人〉を虐殺行為に慣れさせる
e.g. he fleshed his troops by indulging them with enterprises against the enemy's posts.
3. with object (often as noun fleshing) remove the flesh adhering to (a skin or hide):
〈獣の皮など〉から肉を取り除く.
e.g. after fleshing, the hide is soaked again.
PHRASES
all flesh
all human and animal life.
go the way of all flesh
die or come to an end.
in the flesh
in person rather than via a telephone, a movie, the written word, or other means:
e.g. they decided that they should meet Alexander in the flesh.
lose flesh
archaic become thinner.
make someone's flesh crawl (or creep)
cause someone to experience an uncomfortable sensation of horror or disgust:
e.g. I'd forgotten how much he makes my flesh crawl.
one flesh
used to refer to the spiritual and physical union of two people in a relationship, especially marriage:
e.g. my body is his, his is mine:
e.g. one flesh. with biblical allusion to Gen. 2:24.
put flesh on (the bones of) something
add more details to something that exists only in a draft or outline form:
e.g. he has yet to put flesh on his “big idea.”.
put on flesh
put on weight.
sins of the flesh
archaic or humorous sins related to physical indulgence, especially sexual gratification.
DERIVATIVES
fleshless |ˈfleSHləs| adjective
ORIGIN
Old English flǣsc, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vlees and German Fleisch.