Both Uses of
displace
in
Franny and Zooey
- For a split second, it displaced the look of all-round wear and, plainly, specific worry that had been on her face since she entered the bathroom.†
Chpt 2.2 *
- Scratch an incompetent schoolteacher—or, for that matter, college professor—and half the time you find a displaced first-class automobile mechanic or a goddam stonemason.†
Chpt 2.3
Definition:
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(displace) force to move; or to take the place of