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unfleshed

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English

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Etymology 1

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From un- +‎ fleshed.

Adjective

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unfleshed (not comparable)

  1. Having no flesh.
  2. (of a weapon) Not accustomed to flesh; not having been used in combat.
    • 1823, Mary Shelley, Valperga:
      [] he was an old man, but he loved to encircle his bare temples with an iron helmet, and to try his well used sword against the unfleshed blades of the sons of his companions in arms in days gone by.

Etymology 2

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Verb

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unfleshed

  1. simple past and past participle of unflesh