fleshed

fleshed
/flesht/, adj.
having flesh, esp. of a specified type (usually used in combination): dark-fleshed game birds.
[1375-1425; late ME; see FLESH, -ED3]

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  • well-fleshed — /ˈwɛl flɛʃt/ (say wel flesht) adjective well covered in flesh: a well fleshed body. Also, (especially in predicative use), well fleshed /wɛl ˈflɛʃt, wel ˈflesht/ …  

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