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   Face (fās), 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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   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 (?), 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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