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Definition of Face-harden
1. Verb. Harden steel by adding carbon.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Face-harden
Literary usage of Face-harden
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The English Illustrated Magazine (1898)
"I saw John's face harden and set at the sound of his brother's voice. He looked
at his wife, and, since she now knew the truth, he took the bold course. ..."
2. Annual Report by Boston Female Anti-slavery Society (1836)
"Steel me to shame, reproach, disgrace ; Arm ma with all thine armor now ; Set
like a flint my steady face, Harden to adamant my brow. Bold may I wax, ..."
3. The Missouri Dental Journal (1872)
"... and about the shape desired for the face, harden to a full hard and break to
a square break—it is often necessary te break two or three times before ..."
4. A Girl of the Limberlost by Gene Stratton-Porter (1909)
"He saw Mrs. Comstock's form straighten, and her face harden, so he continued
hastily. "You see Elnora has been helping us at harvest time, butchering, ..."
5. Songs of the Free and Hymns of Christian Freedom by Maria Weston Chapman (1836)
"STEEL me to shame, reproach, disgrace ; Arm me with all thine armor now; Set like
a flint my steady face, Harden to adamant my brow. Bold may I wax, ..."
6. The Custom of the Country by Edith Wharton (1913)
"But he knew how unwelcome this plan would be, and he shrank the more from seeing
Undine's face harden since, of late, he had so basked in its brightness. ..."
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