facer

Example Sentences

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Then you must put a plucky face on it; she mustn't see you cave in after the first facer.

From At Large by Hornung, E. W. (Ernest William)

It was the worst kind of a facer.

From The Transgression of Andrew Vane a novel by Carryl, Guy Wetmore

This was rather a facer, and I felt angry with Jim!

From The Red Symbol by Ironside, John

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.

A dinner party of ten with ladies was rather a facer for Mr. Henry Harper, in spite of the fact that his social laurels were clustering thicker upon him.

From The Sailor by Snaith, J. C.