Difference between Skin and Flesh

What is the difference between Skin and Flesh?

Skin as a noun is the outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human. while Flesh as a noun is the soft tissue of the body, especially muscle and fat.

Skin

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human. The outer protective layer of the fruit of a plant. The skin and fur of an individual animal used by humans for clothing, upholstery, etc. A congealed layer on the surface of a liquid. A set of resources that modifies the appearance and/or layout of the graphical user interface of a computer program. Rolling paper for cigarettes. Short for skinhead. A subgroup within an Australian aboriginal people, also called a section, subsection, or moiety. These divisions are cultural, not related to a person's physical skin. (Reference: Macquarie Aboriginal Words, Macquarie University, 1994, paperback ISBN 0-949757-79-9, introduction.) An alternate appearance (texture map or geometry) for a 3D character model in a video game.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To injure the skin of. To remove the skin and/or fur of an animal or a human. To apply a skin to (a computer program).

Flesh

Part of speech: verb

Definition: to put flesh on; to fatten.To add details.to remove the flesh from the skin during the making of leather.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: the soft tissue of the body, especially muscle and fat.animal tissue, especially animal tissue used as food.the human body as a physical entity.the skin of a human or animal.the soft, often edible, parts of fruits or vegetables.a yellowish pink colour; the colour of some Caucasian human skin.

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