bits of flesh scraped from the hides or skins of animals
fleshings in American English
(ˈflɛʃɪŋz)
plural noun
1.
flesh-colored tights, worn by acrobats, etc.
2.
pieces of flesh scraped from hides
fleshings in American English
(ˈfleʃɪŋz)
noun
(used with a pl. v.)
flesh-colored tights
Word origin
[1830–40; flesh + (stock)ings]This word is first recorded in the period 1830–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: format, grid, nationalism, paraffin, walkover