flesh

Main Entry:: ¹flesh
Pronunciation:: \ˈflesh\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Middle English, from Old English flǣsc; akin to Old High German fleisk flesh and perhaps to Old English flēan to flay — more at flay
Date:: before 12th century

1 a: the soft parts of the body of an animal and especially of a vertebrate ; especially : the parts composed chiefly of skeletal muscle as distinguished from internal organs, bone, and integument b: the condition of having ample fat on the body <cattle in good flesh> c: skin2 a: edible parts of an animal b: flesh of a mammal or fowl eaten as food3 a: the physical nature of human beings <the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak — Matthew 26:41(Authorized Version)> b: human nature4 a: human beings : humankind b: living beings c: stock , kindred5: a fleshy plant part used as food ; also : the fleshy part of a fruit6Christian Science : an illusion that matter has sensation7: substance <insights buried in the flesh of the narrative — Jan Carew>

— in the flesh

: in person and alive

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