Found 3 items, similar to facing.
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Definition: facing
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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: facing
facing
n 1: a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation
or strengthening
2: an ornamental coating to a building [syn:
veneer]
3: a protective covering that protects the outside of a
building [syn:
cladding]
4: providing something with a surface of a different material
[syn:
lining]
5: the act of confronting bravely;
“he hated facing the facts”;
“he excelled in the face of danger” [syn:
face]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Facing
Face
\Face\ (f[=a]s), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Faced; p. pr. & vb.
n.
Facing.]
1. To meet in front; to oppose with firmness; to resist, or
to meet for the purpose of stopping or opposing; to
confront; to encounter; as, to face an enemy in the field
of battle.
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I'll face
This tempest, and deserve the name of king.
--Dryden.
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2. To Confront impudently; to bully.
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I will neither be facednor braved. --Shak.
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3. To stand opposite to; to stand with the face or front
toward; to front upon; as, the apartments of the general
faced the park; some of the seats on the train faced
backward.
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He gained also with his forces that part of Britain
which faces Ireland. --Milton.
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4. To cover in front, for ornament, protection, etc.; to put
a facing upon; as, a building faced with marble.
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5. To line near the edge, esp. with a different material; as,
to face the front of a coat, or the bottom of a dress.
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6. To cover with better, or better appearing, material than
the mass consists of, for purpose of deception, as the
surface of a box of tea, a barrel of sugar, etc.
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7. (Mach.) To make the surface of (anything) flat or smooth;
to dress the face of (a stone, a casting, etc.); esp., in
turning, to shape or smooth the flat surface of, as
distinguished from the cylindrical surface.
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8. To cause to turn or present a face or front, as in a
particular direction.
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To face down, to put down by bold or impudent opposition.
“He faced men down.” --Prior.
To face (a thing) out, to persist boldly or impudently in
an assertion or in a line of conduct.
“That thinks with
oaths to face the matter out.” --Shak.
to face the music to admit error and accept reprimand or
punishment as a consequence for having failed or having
done something wrong; to willingly experience an
unpleasant situation out of a sense of duty or obligation;
as, as soon as he broke the window with the football,
Billy knew he would have to face the music.
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Facing
\Fa"cing\, n.
1. A covering in front, for ornament or other purpose; an
exterior covering or sheathing; as, the facing of an
earthen slope, sea wall, etc., to strengthen it or to
protect or adorn the exposed surface.
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2. A lining placed near the edge of a garment for ornament or
protection.
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3. (Arch.) The finishing of any face of a wall with material
different from that of which it is chiefly composed, or
the coating or material so used.
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4. (Founding) A powdered substance, as charcoal, bituminous
coal, etc., applied to the face of a mold, or mixed with
the sand that forms it, to give a fine smooth surface to
the casting.
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5. (Mil.)
(a) pl. The collar and cuffs of a military coat; --
commonly of a color different from that of the coat.
(b) The movement of soldiers by turning on their heels to
the right, left, or about; -- chiefly in the pl.
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Facing brick, front or pressed brick.
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