Used in print

The gentle whir of each footstep left him more naked than before , until he felt his unprotected flesh tremble , chilled by each new sound .

The shapes of the men ahead of him lacked solidity , as if the whip had stripped them of their very flesh .

He had had the need to understand what life lurked behind the mask of flesh , behind the oath , the banter , the sadness .

He felt the sweetness of pity flood through him , veining his very flesh .

his quill drawings had a scratchiness , suggesting skin texture ; the clay he used plastically to suggest soft moving flesh , as in an abdomen , in a reclining torso ; the wax he smoothed_over to give the body surface an elastic pull .

Related terms

animal_tissue

Synonyms

figure form shape frame human_body anatomy build soma bod chassis physique material_body physical_body

Examples

"Leonardo studied the human body" "he has a strong physique" "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak"

Used in print

But He set a bound to his [ state of ] sin , by interposing death , and thus causing sin to cease , putting an end to it by the dissolution of the flesh , which should take_place in the earth , so_that man , ceasing at_length to live in sin , and dying to it , might live to God '' .

His appearance as Lizzy evokes not amusement but horror in the audience ; it is a spectacle absolutely painful , an epiphany of the suffering flesh unredeemed by spirit , untouched by any spirit other_than abasement and humiliation .

The horrifying humor , the specifically sexual embarrassment of the joke gone_wrong , the monstrous image of the fat man dressed_up as a whore dressing_up as a baby ; the epiphany of that quivering flesh ; the bringing_together around it of the secret liaison between indolent , mindless sensuality and sharp , shrewd talent , cleverness with an occasional touch of genius ( which , however , does not know `` how to attack the problem of suffering '' ) ; the miraculous way in which music , revelation and death are associated in a single instant - all this seems a triumph of art , a rather desperate art , in itself ; beyond itself , also , it evokes numerous and distant resonances from the entire body of Mann 's work .

Inside , as_soon_as Mr._Skopas had disclosed - in a hoarse whisper - the detective 's errand , his family gathered in a huddle , forming a mass of dark flesh on and around a brocaded sofa which stood at one side of a baroque fireplace .

David_Cortlandt was tired beyond almost the limits of his flesh .

Related terms

body person female_body juvenile_body adult_body male_body person homo leg

Synonyms

pulp

Related terms

plant_tissue parenchyma pulp