proud flesh
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of proud flesh
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400
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
She proab'd it with her constancie, And found no rancor nigh it; Only the anger of her eye Had wrought some proud flesh by it.
From The Lucasta Poems by Lovelace, Richard
It may be imagined what a severe thorn her eldest son proved in the proud flesh of his mother.
From Shadows of Flames A Novel by Rives, Amélie
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.
The ointment of creosote is said to be effectual, even when the ulcer exhibits a fungous character, or proud flesh is present.
From Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. by Jennings, Robert
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