unflesh en · VERB
Etymology
From un- + flesh.
Meanings
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(transitive) To strip of flesh. ▸ To reduce to a skeleton.
Skeleton of unfleshed humanity.
1827, William Wordsworth, Address to Kilchurn Castle, upon Loch Awe:
- (transitive) To strip of flesh. ▸ To remove or consume the fleshy part of.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unfleshes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| unfleshed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unfleshed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| unfleshing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |