Carnous

//ˈkɑːnəs// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Fleshy. obsolete, rare

    "1658: It is no impossible Physiognomy to conjecture at fleshy appendencies; and after what shape the muscles and carnous parts might hang in their full consistences. — Sir Thomas Browne, Urne-Burial (Penguin 2005, p. 31)"

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"1658: It is no impossible Physiognomy to conjecture at fleshy appendencies; and after what shape the muscles and carnous parts might hang in their full consistences. — Sir Thomas Browne, Urne-Burial (Penguin 2005, p. 31)"

Etymology

From Latin carnosus.

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