proud flesh
Example Sentences
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Tyrion touched his face, plucking at the proud flesh with blunt thick fingers.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
And if proud flesh appeared, the wound would still heal if it were opened and dressed with powder-post.
From The Junior Classics — Volume 8 Animal and Nature Stories by Patten, William
It will take off the proud flesh in about ten days and then heal.
From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson
New honey spread on folded linen affords an excellent remedy for fresh and bleeding wounds, as it will prevent inflammation and the growth of proud flesh.
From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Eaton, Mary, fl. 1823-1849
In case proud flesh appears it should be kept down either by pressure or by caustics, as powdered bluestone, silver nitrate, chlorid of antimony, or by astringents, such as burnt alum.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.
