ORDEAL
ADJECTIVES
1608 — ORDALIAN pert. to ordeal → obs.
NOUNS
1857 — BAPTISM OF FIRE the undergoing of any severe ordeal or painful experience
VERBS
1894 — FADE to surpass, to defeat, to overcome, to outdo, to overshadow → Amer. sl.
..20C — FACE THE MUSIC to go through an ordeal; to face the possibility of a severe reprimand or other punishment
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