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“Fleche” or “Flesh”

fleche / flesh are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

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fleche

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

flesh f·l·EH·sh

  • nounthe soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat.
  • verbremove adhering flesh from (hides) when preparing leather manufacture.
Usage

Examples in context

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“fleche”

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“flesh”

  • "Our flesh carries in it the principle…
  • …elaborate a phenomenology of the flesh which leads to the notion…
  • Mann's seventh book, Proud Flesh, published in 2009, is a…
  • …and modeling guides that further flesh out the information in the…
  • Mann's eighth book, The Flesh and The Spirit, published in…
  • …is absolutely perfect for doing flesh or for making flesh colours…
  • Sally Mann: Proud Flesh.
  • …(Incarnation, a Philosophy of the Flesh): The living flesh is radically…
  • The flesh does not correspond at all,…
  • "So my flesh is not only the principle…

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