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noun

neuralgia

slang an ugly or miserable-looking person

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Words nearby face-ache

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How to use face-ache in a sentence

Mr. Lewes is still sadly ailing—tormented with tooth and face ache.
George Eliot's Life, Vol. I (of 3)|George Eliot
Frank never makes acquaintance with a new old woman, but she gets the face-ache.
Our Mutual Friend|Charles Dickens
The kitchen-maid came next—afflicted with the face-ache, and making no secret of her sufferings.
No Name|Wilkie Collins
I am going to the medicine-chest next, to physic the kitchen-maid—an unwholesome girl, whose face-ache is all stomach.
No Name|Wilkie Collins

And don't none of you eat it too fast, or it'll give you a face-ache, 'cause it's awful cold.
Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Aunt Lu's City Home|Laura Lee Hope