Flesh

Flesh

In vertebrate animals, flesh is the colloquial term for biological tissue which consists of skeletal muscles and fat as opposed to bones, viscera and integuments. Flesh may be used as food, in which case it commonly is called meat.

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Famous quotes containing the word flesh:

    “A spirit glided past my face; the hair of my flesh bristled.”
    —Bible: Hebrew, Job 4:15.

    “The flesh of past lovers looks both familiar and strange.”
    —Mason Cooley (b. 1927)

    “In this first heaven of knowing,
    The flesh takes on the pure poise of the spirit,”
    —Theodore Roethke (1908–1963)