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proud flesh
proud flesh
noun
- a non-technical name for granulation tissue
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of proud flesh1
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of proud flesh1
C14: from proud (in the sense: swollen, protruding)
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Tyrion touched his face, plucking at the proud flesh with blunt thick fingers.
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The extrinsic circumstances are imposing; but, within, there is nothing but morbid humours and proud flesh!
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If there is any considerable “proud flesh,†it should be removed with a pair of scissors, or by the actual cautery—hot iron.
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It possesses powerful astringent properties, and, when burnt and pulverized, is useful to remove proud flesh.
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Frankenstein was a fine thing; it was compressed, muscular, and firm; nothing relaxed and weak; no proud flesh.
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