See Also: fleshing(dictionary)

fleshing (iou)



fleshing noun. LME.
[from FLESH verb, noun: see -ING1.]
a. In pl. The pieces of flesh etc. scraped from a hide. LME.
b. The action of scraping pieces of flesh etc. from a hide. L18.
Medicine. The growth of new tissue in a wound. Only in LME.
The action of FLESH verb 2. L16.
In pl. Flesh-coloured tights, esp. as part of a stage costume. M19.
Comb.: fleshing-knife a large two-handled implement with a blunt edge used in fleshing hides.