flesh wound

[ woond ]

/ wund /

noun

a wound that does not penetrate beyond the flesh; a slight or superficial wound.

Words nearby flesh wound

flesh and blood, flesh color, flesh fly, flesh out, flesh peddler, flesh wound, fleshed, flesher, fleshhook, fleshings, fleshly

Origin of flesh wound

First recorded in 1665–75

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Example sentences from the Web for flesh wound

Barabant, who had received a flesh-wound in the hand, had barely time to bind it up before he was swept again into the Carrousel.
In the Name of Liberty|Owen Johnson
From its feeling my arm seemed to be shot off, but it was only a flesh-wound.
The Young Forester|Zane Grey
But let us speak about the wound: it is only a flesh-wound, and has neither touched bone nor nerve.
Memoirs, Correspondence and Manuscripts of General Lafayette|Lafayette
You saw what you did with two cartridges—got in one flesh-wound.
The Voice of the Pack|Edison Marshall

Stanton was dead, and James was bleeding badly from the flesh-wound in his leg.
L. P. M.|J. Stewart Barney

British Dictionary definitions for flesh wound

flesh wound

/ (wuːnd) /

noun

a wound affecting superficial tissues

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Medical definitions for flesh wound

flesh wound

n.

A wound that penetrates the flesh but does not damage underlying bones or vital organs.