fleshings

[ flesh-ingz ]

/ ˈflɛʃ ɪŋz /

flesh-colored tights.

Origin of fleshings

First recorded in 1830–40; flesh + (stock)ings

It was but a step from union suits to non-union suits; from fleshings to whitewash and bronze varnish.

The Footlights Fore and Aft |Channing Pollock
Meanwhile, a little man in fleshings and a cocked hat addressed the audience.

In the Days of My Youth |Amelia Ann Blandford Edwards
You will find the tree to-morrow, and I think you will concede that it is too bulky to have been concealed under these fleshings.

The Intoxicated Ghost |Arlo Bates
The donning of fleshings for the first time is an occasion of anxiety to anyone, man or woman.

Life on the Stage |Clara Morris

In hot weather, a large accumulation of fleshings is liable to putrefaction, despite the use of plenty of lime water.

Leather |K. J. Adcock

fleshings

/ (ˈflɛʃɪŋz) /

flesh-coloured tights

bits of flesh scraped from the hides or skins of animals