carnoseadj.
/kɑːˈnəʊs/ Consisting of or resembling flesh; fleshy.
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the world > life > the body > bodily substance > flesh > [adjective]
fleshyc1400
liry1483
fleshen1538
fleshly?1541
flesh-like1552
carnose1562
carnous1577
carneous1578
incarnate1598
incardinatea1616
carnified1826
sarcous1840
the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > [adjective] > soft like specific thing or material
uddery1398
butteryc1450
carnose1562
silk-soft1570
downy1583
linty1607
flower-softa1616
lawny1615
unwoody1635
snow-like1663
pillowy1769
eider1789
puddingy1825
cushiony1839
sarcoid1841
cushioned1861
marshmallowy1993
1562 W. Turner 2nd Pt. Herball f. 59 Ye Cypres tre and the Tamarisk haue carnose or flesshy leues.
1677 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. III iii. 122 The mortification of some carnose part.
1732 R.-M. Massey in Philos. Trans. 1731–2 (Royal Soc.) 37 217 Two short carnose Antennæ.
1854 C. D. Badham Prose Halieutics 77 Cartilaginous fish..are carnose in fibre and difficult to digest.
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