proud flesh

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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

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 sides of the wound become covered with granulation tissue which may fill the wound and sometimes overlap the lips, forming a fungoid growth called proud flesh.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.

Farriers use it for curing proud flesh in the sores of animals, and when applied to the human skin, the leaves will serve the purpose of a mustard poultice.

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas

"The use of thou, says George Fox, was a sore cut to proud flesh, and those who sought self-honour."

From A Portraiture of Quakerism, Volume 1 by Clarkson, Thomas