Meanings of white facings in English

For some mysterious reason Lord Spencer put these officers into chocolate coats with white facings.

Their uniform is blue, with broad white facings.

A smiling steward, in black livery with white facings, made his appearance and served them with beer in tall glasses.

Two men in blue uniforms with white facings walked to the edge of the water and looked at them with curiosity.

This figure was dressed in a green uniform, with broad white facings, and on his head was a little cocked hat.

They were young soldiers-Englishby the white facings-witha colonel whose moustache reached his shoulders, and a number of fresh-faced long-legged subalterns.

Then I saw it again, and this time the huge proportions of the fish were faintly outlined by the white facings of his fins.

In the half-light the white facings and crossbelts of the marines stood out sharply, each man gripping his weapons and various items of equipment.