Uniforms for the men I requisitioned from the stores of the Government, and ordered the red facings changed to yellow.
The object of the facings and marchings is to give the soldier complete control of his body in drills, so that he can get around with ease and promptness at every command.
All coats lined with silk are pressed very lightly, especially lapels andfacings (as the mark of the iron shows easy; and on silks is difficult to remove.
Silk facings may be had by mailing samples to this office, and we will send price list.
When new silk facings are required for coats, remove the old facing, and use it as a pattern for the new, and when cutting the new facing, allow three quarters of an inch all around for convenience, while working.
Raindal did not want any silk facingsto his frock-coat.
Raindal opened the folds of his new frock-coat, the silk facings struck his eyes with their shining triangles.
He did not want any facings and he was not going to have any.
A few of the outlying buildings have plain facings without any ornament at all, from which it has been concluded that here too something happened to stop the labour in progress.
Spanish wool of snowy whiteness, with the broad crimson facings indicative of his senatorial rank, known as the laticlave—fell in loose folds half way between his knee and ancle.
The facings of the regiment being crimson the first guidon was, as usual, of that hue.
The cap was very high with a square top, made of cane covered with cloth of the colour of the facings of the regiment, a brass plate in front and a plume at the top of it.
In 1881 most of the distinctive and, in many cases, historic facings were taken from the various regiments, and blue was given to the Royal regiments and white to the others.
Gold lace shone on the red facings of his well-cut tunic.
Aurelle thought of the grey, smooth hair and fine features of the general, the gold and scarlet of his facings all soiled by the ignoble mud of battles.
His little blue hands fumbled with the knotted strings that served for facings until Insall, producing a pocket knife, deftly cut the strings.
We drove past red Montagu House with its stone facings and dome, like a French hotel, and the cluster of buildings at its great gate.
A party of officers were asleep near one of the fires, with nothing, however, to distinguish them from the men but the red or bufffacings of their heavy cloaks.
The uniform in Shipp's time was French grey, with bright yellow facings and silver lace and buttons.
Allow three and one-half inches from the fold for the placket facings and bands, thus keeping the extra cloth in one large piece.
Baste the two facings together and the flat facing to the cloth.
Stitch where the facings cross, open the seam and crease; or, after trimming, a seam may be turned back at the end of each piece and the folded edges overhanded together.
Two mutes in a gray uniform with black facings walked on the right and left of the hearse, while behind them came an old man in workman's garb, who halted.
The body of the flag is of the local colour of the facings of the regiment.
It was of red brick, three storeys high, with white stone facings to all the windows and all the corners, which glittered uncomfortably in the hot sun.
But now he was being put through his facings more closely by his brother-in-law.
The facings of his coat, and all his under-clothes, were of gold.
But I had best bring you patterns of both: and shall I call on Miss Facings and bespeak her to make the coats for you?
Miss Facings having calculated the number of yards, Mrs. Bladen inquired if there was no yard-measure in the house.
Miss Facings took Mrs. Allerton's gown home with her, saying she would send one of her girls for the two others; and Mrs. Bladen then began to plan the bonnets and shawls.
I have appointed Miss Facings to meet me here--I wonder she has not arrived--she can tell you how much is necessary for the four dresses.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "facings" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
