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6 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Face \Face\, n. [F., from L. facies form shape, face, perh. from facere to make (see {Fact}); or perh. orig. meaning appearance, and from a root meaning to shine, and akin to E. fancy. Cf {Facetious}.] 1. The exterior form or appearance of anything that part which presents itself to the view; especially, the front or upper part or surface; that which particularly offers itself to the view of a spectator. A mist . . . watered the whole face of the ground. --Gen. ii 6. Lake Leman wooes me with its crystal face. --Byron. 2. That part of a body, having several sides, which may be seen from one point, or which is presented toward a certain direction; one of the bounding planes of a solid; as a cube has six faces. 3. (Mach.) a The principal dressed surface of a plate, disk, or pulley; the principal flat surface of a part or object. b That part of the acting surface of a cog in a cog wheel, which projects beyond the pitch line c The width of a pulley, or the length of a cog from end to end as a pulley or cog wheel of ten inches face. 4. (Print.) a The upper surface, or the character upon the surface, of a type plate, etc b The style or cut of a type or font of type 5. Outside appearance; surface show look external aspect, whether natural, assumed, or acquired. To set a face upon their own malignant design. --Milton. This would produce a new face of things in Europe. --Addison. We wear a face of joy, because We have been glad of yore. --Wordsworth. 6. That part of the head, esp. of man, in which the eyes, cheeks, nose, and mouth are situated; visage; countenance. In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread. --Gen. iii. 19. 7. Cast of features; expression of countenance; look air; appearance. We set the best faceon it we could --Dryden. 8. (Astrol.) Ten degrees in extent of a sign of the zodiac. --Chaucer. 9. Maintenance of the countenance free from abashment or confusion; confidence; boldness; shamelessness; effrontery. This is the man that has the face to charge others with false citations. --Tillotson. 10. Presence; sight; front; as in the phrases, before the face of in the immediate presence of in the face of before in or against the front of as to fly in the face of danger; to the face of directly to from the face of from the presence of 11. Mode of regard, whether favorable or unfavorable; favor or anger; mostly in Scriptural phrases. The Lord make his face to shine upon thee. --Num. vi 25. My face [favor] will I turn also from them --Ezek. vii. 22. 12. (Mining) The end or wall of the tunnel, drift, or excavation, at which work is progressing or was last done 13. (Com.) The exact amount expressed on a bill, note, bond, or other mercantile paper, without any addition for interest or reduction for discount. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Face \Face\, 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. I'll face This tempest, and deserve the name of king. --Dryden. 2. To Confront impudently; to bully. I will neither be facednor braved. --Shak. 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. He gained also with his forces that part of Britain which faces Ireland. --Milton. 4. To cover in front, for ornament, protection, etc.; to put a facing upon as a building faced with marble. 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. 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 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. 8. To cause to turn or present a face or front, as in a particular direction. {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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Face \Face\, v. i. 1. To carry a false appearance; to play the hypocrite. ``To lie, to face, to forge.'' --Spenser. 2. To turn the face; as to face to the right or left Face about man; a soldier, and afraid! --Dryden. 3. To present a face or front. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: face n 1: the front of the head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear; "he washed his face"; "I wish I had seen the look on his face when he got the news" [syn: {human face}] 2: the expression on a person's face; "a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face" [syn: {expression}, {look}, {aspect}, {facial expression}] 3: the general outward appearance of something "the face of the city is changing" 4: the act of confronting bravely; "he hated facing the facts"; "he excelled in the face of danger" [syn: {facing}] 5: the striking or working surface of an implement 6: (synecdoche) a part of a person is used to refer to a person; "he looked out at a roomful of faces"; "when he returned to work he met many new faces" 7: a surface forming part of the outside of an object; "he examined all sides of the crystal"; "dew dripped from the face of the leaf" [syn: {side}] 8: the part of an animal corresponding to the human face 9: the side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object); "he dealt the cards face down" 10: a contorted facial expression; "she made a grimace at the prospect" [syn: {grimace}] 11: a specific size and style of type within a type family [syn: {font}, {fount}, {typeface}] 12: status in the eyes of others "he lost face" 13: impudent aggressiveness; "I couldn't believe her boldness"; "he had the effrontery to question my honesty" [syn: {boldness}, {effrontery}, {nerve}, {brass}, {cheek}] 14: a vertical surface of a building or cliff v 1: come to grips with face (something unpleasant) head on "You must confront your problems" [syn: {confront}, {face up}] [ant: {avoid}] 2: oppose in hostility; "confront an opponent" [syn: {confront}] 3: face in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to "The house looks north"; "My backyard look onto the pond"; "The building faces the park" [syn: {front}, {look}] [ant: {back}] 4: face in a certain direction; "The house looks out on a tennis court"; "The apartment looks across the Hudson" [syn: {look out on}, {look out over}, {overlook}, {look across}] 5: be opposite; "In this exercise, the gymnast should face the floor" 6: turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction 7: present somebody with something usually to accuse or criticize; ""We confronted him with the evidence" [syn: {confront}, {present}] 8: line near the edge with a different material, as of a garment 9: cover the front or surface of: "The building was faced with beautiful stones" From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Face means simply presence, as when it is recorded that Adam and Eve hid themselves from the "face [R.V., 'presence'] of the Lord God" (Gen. 3:8; comp. Ex 33:14, 15, where the same Hebrew word is rendered "presence"). The "light of God's countenance" is his favour (Ps. 44:3; Dan. 9:17). Face" signifies also anger, justice, severity (Gen. 16:6, 8; Ex 2:15; Ps 68:1; Rev. 6:16). To "provoke God to his face" (Isa. 65:3) is to sin against him openly. The Jews prayed with their faces toward the temple and Jerusalem (1 Kings 8:38, 44, 48; Dan. 6:10). To "see God's face" is to have access to him and to enjoy his favour (Ps. 17:15; 27:8). This is the privilege of holy angels (Matt. 18:10; Luke 1:19). The "face of Jesus Christ" (2 Cor. 4:6) is the office and person of Christ, the revealer of the glory of God (John 1:14, 18). From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]: FACE Framed Access Command Environment (Unix, SVR4)
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