English · Word Candidate

flesh

/flɛʃ/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: fleshes · fleshing · fleshed

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

The soft tissue of the body, especially muscle and fat.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Thịt và mô mềm của cơ thể

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Noun

Examples

The flesh of chicken, fowl, and turkey has much shorter fibre than that of ruminating animals, and is not intermingled with fat,—the fat always being found in layers directly under the skin, and surrounding the intestines.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

The skin of a human or animal.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Da của con người hoặc động vật

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Noun

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To reward (a hound, bird of prey etc.) with flesh of the animal killed, to excite it for further hunting; to train (an animal) to have an appetite for flesh.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Đưa ra phần thưởng bằng thịt để kích thích săn bắt

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Verb

Examples

Before they had fleshed the hounds, however, he recollected himself […].

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 4

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To bury (something, especially a weapon) in flesh.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Đâm hoặc chôn một thứ vào thịt

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Verb

Examples

Give me a clean sword and a clean foe to flesh it in.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “flesh” mean?

The soft tissue of the body, especially muscle and fat.

Is “flesh” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.