UNFLESHED

Etymology

Adjective

unfleshed (not comparable)

Having no flesh.

(of a weapon) Not accustomed to flesh; not having been used in combat.

[…] he was an old man, but he loved to encircle his bare temples with an iron helmet, and to try his well used sword against the unfleshed blades of the sons of his companions in arms in days gone by.

Source: Wiktionary


UNFLESH

Un*flesh", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + flesh.]

Definition: To deprive of flesh; to reduce a skeleton. "Unfleshed humanity." Wordsworth.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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SUBDUCTION

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