fleshings (fleshingz)

pl. [ "Now, Mrs. Sleeve, mind and be very particular with the fleshings." And all the ladies who had a isted at the purification of John Gay went to get themselves measured for silk flesh-coloured leggings and blue satin slips for a piece of mythology. D. Jerrold , Jack Runnymede, 2. In leather-manuf., the substance scraped from hides in the operation of removing the flesh from them. The fleshings are pre ed into cakes, and sold for making glue, as are all such portions of the hide or skin as cannot be conveniently worked. Ure, Dict., III. 83. flesh-juice (flesh'jös), n. An acid liquid which may be separated by pre ing the flesh of animals of the higher orders. See flesh. flesh-knife (flesh'nif), n. In tanning , a blunt edged convex knife with two handles used in scraping the hair, loose flesh, etc., from the hides; a flesher. Also fleshing - knife. fleshle (flesh'les), a.. [ To throw a dart at the fleshle figure of death. O. W. Holmes, The Atlantic, LX. 119. fleshline (flesh'li-nes), n. [ fleschlyne e , carnality, flæsclicnes , only in sense of incarnation, flæsclic , fleshly: see fleshly , a.] The state of being fleshly; carnal pa ions and appetites. Sinne and flesh lines bring forth sectes and heresies. Ascham, The Scholemaster, p. 81. fleshlingt (flesh'ling), n. [ flesh + -ling1.] A person devoted to carnal things. Their entente was to set for the the justice of God, which is to rewarde the spirituall, his electe, with the ble ynges Addict ed to worldly or sensual pleasures. flesh-meat (flesh'met), n. [ME. not found; AS. flæscmete, flesh food, flæse, flesh, + mete, food, meat.] Animal food; the flesh of animals prepared or used for food: distinguished from fish.