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:

    “The flesh is the surface of the unknown.”
    —Victor Hugo (1802–1885)

    “Thou seest I have more flesh than another man, and therefore more frailty.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

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