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fleshhood

/ˈflɛʃhʊd/

fleshhood noun: the state or condition of having a form of flesh; incarnation.

Noun

fleshhood (uncountable)

  1. The state or condition of having a form of flesh; incarnation.
    • Thou who hast, Thyself,
      Endured this fleshhood, knowing how, as a soaked
      And sucking vesture, it would drag us down
      And choke us in the melancholy deep,
      Sustain me, that, with Thee, I walk these waves […]1856, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, “Seventh Book”, in Aurora Leigh, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1857, →OCLC

Origin of fleshhood

From flesh + -hood.

Questions about fleshhood

What does fleshhood mean?
Fleshhood means the state or condition of having a form of flesh; incarnation.
What part of speech is fleshhood?
Fleshhood is a noun.
How do you pronounce fleshhood?
Fleshhood is pronounced /ˈflɛʃhʊd/.

Words near fleshhood in the dictionary

  1. fleshes out
  2. fleshfest
  3. fleshfests
  4. fleshflies
  5. fleshfly
  6. fleshhood
  7. fleshhook
  8. fleshhooks
  9. fleshhouse
  10. fleshhouses
  11. fleshie

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