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Etymology

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From flesh +‎ -en.

Verb

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fleshen (third-person singular simple present fleshens, present participle fleshening, simple past and past participle fleshened)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To make or become fleshy; fill out
    • 2003, Thomas S. Stribling, Randy K. Cross, John T. McMillan, Laughing Stock, page 228:
      The thin crescent of the first quarter gradually works its way eastward and fleshens up into quite a dowager inside of two weeks.

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  • Often used with up.

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