facer

Example Sentences

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This was a facer, and partly accounted for the secret contempt in which the sorcerers were held by many in the nation.

From In the Whirl of the Rising by Mitford, Bertram

But he had not expected the spider to give him such a facer as this.

From '?19,000' by Delannoy, Burford

There," he said, as he took a ladleful o' broth and began to cool it deliberately, "that's the most scientific facer I ever planted on a man's forehead in my life.

From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by Rameur, E.

This was a facer for the ex-priest, and ere he could frame a retort Jerome took up the matter again.

From Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea by Bevan, Tom

This to her daughter, who sauntered in just in time to receive the facer and gasp: "Why, mother, what do you mean?"

From What Will People Say? A novel by Hughes, Rupert