face-ache

British  

noun

1. neuralgia

2. slang an ugly or miserable-looking person

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Example Sentences

Toothache, face-ache, neuralgia, according to fashion, but maddening all the same.

From The Bag of Diamonds by Fenn, George Manville

Miss Sandys had a guess that this veil was for her velvet bonnet, and looked at it admiringly as a grand panacea for her spring face-ache.

From Girlhood and Womanhood The Story of some Fortunes and Misfortunes by Tytler, Sarah

The kitchen-maid came next—afflicted with the face-ache, and making no secret of her sufferings.

From No Name by Collins, Wilkie

It was lucky that Rosa had reminded me of my forgotten face-ache, and I invented a violent paroxysm of pain, whipped out my handkerchief and hid my face in it, to cover up my confusion.

From The Man Without a Memory by Marchmont, Arthur W. (Arthur Williams)

To look at the boys during this exercise, one might think they had the face-ache!

From The Boy's Voice A Book of Practical Information on The Training of Boys' Voices For Church Choirs, &c. by Curwen, John Spencer