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chair

flesh

noun SHEHR Less Common
Body & Health Body Parts

Also means

skin (color or texture)

Usage Note

Chair refers to the flesh of a body or fruit (chair de poule, 'goosebumps', literally 'hen's flesh'). The phrase en chair et en os means 'in the flesh'. It should not be confused with chaise ('chair/seat') or cher ('dear/expensive'), which sound very similar. Couleur chair means skin-tone or flesh-colored.

Examples

"La chair de poule lui couvrait les bras."

Natural Translation

Goosebumps covered her arms.

Literal Translation

The flesh of hen covered her arms.

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