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facings
Part of speech: NounThe movements of soldiers to make a front, to the right, to the left, & c.; the collars, lappets, cuffs, & c, of a regimental uniform, which are of various colours.
Part of speech: Usage examples "facings":- He told me that he ascribed his advancement mainly to the useful lessons which he had learnt in the ranks of the British army, and he pointed with a laugh to his general's white facings, which he said his 41st experience enabled him to keep cleaner than any other Confederate general. - "Three Months in the Southern States, April-June 1863", Arthur J. L. (Lieut.-Col.) Fremantle.
- Some officers and men of the Staats Artillerie, dressed in a drab uniform with blue facings, approached us. - "London to Ladysmith via Pretoria", Winston Spencer Churchill.
- They appeared now in dark leather leggins and white trousers; their blue coats had white facings and white cuffs; and a blue feather stood up in front of the cap and waved over the crown. - "Lafayette", Martha Foote Crow.