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.
Famous quotes containing the word flesh:
“He had not an ounce of superfluous flesh on his bones, and leanness goes a great way towards gentility.”
—Elizabeth Gaskell (1810–1865)
“The flesh of the weak is eaten by the strong.”
—Chinese proverb.
“Old age cannot be cured. An epoch or a civilization cannot be prevented from breathing its last. A natural process that happens to all flesh and all human manifestations cannot be arrested. You can only wring your hands and utter a beautiful swan song.”
—Renee Winegarten (b. 1922)