(metalworking) A powdered substance, such as charcoal or bituminous coal, applied to the face of a mould, or mixed with the sand that forms it, to give a fine smooth surface to the casting.
(plural) The collar and cuffs of a military coat, commonly of a different colour from the rest of the coat.
(plural) The movement of soldiers by turning on their heels to the right, left, or about.
“He had the usual faceful of scruff and the crooked smile that soften his stockiness.”
“Once alighted, we naively succumbed to the temptation of leaning over the railway bridge at Haworth and got a well-deserved faceful of sooty filth along with many others.”
“They look like your lovely, imaginary, flaxen Euro-cousin, they're always properly covered up, and like all Nice shopping models, never have preposterous implants, hair extensions or a faceful of slap.”