face-ache
Britishnoun
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neuralgia
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slang an ugly or miserable-looking person
Example Sentences
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All the family have colds, except the under-nurse, who has a face-ache.
From Mr. Punch at the Seaside by Various
It gave you the face-ache to look at his apples, the stomach-ache to look at his oranges, the tooth-ache to look at his nuts.
From Our Mutual Friend by Dickens, Charles
What a shocking draught, enough to blow one away, and I've had the face-ache all this week.
From Betty's Battles an Everyday Story by S. L. M.
The bad cold and face-ache, subsequent on her adventure in the snow, had seriously interfered with her plans for the holidays, and she had not accomplished half she intended to do in the time.
From The Youngest Girl in the Fifth A School Story by Davis, Stanley
"No, sir, but I've got the face-ache awful," was Dumps's reply, who was holding a handkerchief to his right cheek.
From Trevlyn Hold by Wood, Mrs. Henry
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