FLESH

I. noun see: flay Date: before 12th century 1. the soft parts of the body of an animal and especially of a vertebrate, the condition of having ample fat on the body , skin , 2. edible parts of an animal, ~ of a mammal or fowl eaten as food, 3. the physical nature of human beings , human nature , 4. human beings ; mankind , living beings, stock , kindred , a ~y plant part used as food, an illusion that matter has sensation, substance , II. verb Date: 1530 transitive verb to initiate or habituate especially by giving a foretaste, gratify , 3. to clothe or cover with or as if with ~, to make fuller or more nearly complete, to free from ~, intransitive verb to become ~y