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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Face \Face\ (f[=a]s), 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. [1913 Webster] A mist . . . watered the whole face of the ground. --Gen. ii. 6. [1913 Webster] Lake Leman wooes me with its crystal face. --Byron. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 5. Outside appearance; surface show; look; external aspect, whether natural, assumed, or acquired. [1913 Webster] To set a face upon their own malignant design. --Milton. [1913 Webster] This would produce a new face of things in Europe. --Addison. [1913 Webster] We wear a face of joy, because We have been glad of yore. --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster] 6. That part of the head, esp. of man, in which the eyes, cheeks, nose, and mouth are situated; visage; countenance. [1913 Webster] In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread. --Gen. iii. 19. [1913 Webster] 7. Cast of features; expression of countenance; look; air; appearance. [1913 Webster] We set the best faceon it we could. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 8. (Astrol.) Ten degrees in extent of a sign of the zodiac. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 9. Maintenance of the countenance free from abashment or confusion; confidence; boldness; shamelessness; effrontery. [1913 Webster] This is the man that has the face to charge others with false citations. --Tillotson. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 11. Mode of regard, whether favorable or unfavorable; favor or anger; mostly in Scriptural phrases. [1913 Webster] The Lord make his face to shine upon thee. --Num. vi. 25. [1913 Webster] My face [favor] will I turn also from them. --Ezek. vii. 22. [1913 Webster] 12. (Mining) The end or wall of the tunnel, drift, or excavation, at which work is progressing or was last done. [1913 Webster] 13. (Com.) The exact amount expressed on a bill, note, bond, or other mercantile paper, without any addition for interest or reduction for discount; most commonly called {face value}. --McElrath. [1913 Webster] Note: Face is used either adjectively or as part of a compound; as, face guard or face-guard; face cloth; face plan or face-plan; face hammer. [1913 Webster] {Face ague} (Med.), a form of neuralgia, characterized by acute lancinating pains returning at intervals, and by twinges in certain parts of the face, producing convulsive twitches in the corresponding muscles; -- called also {tic douloureux}. {Face card}, one of a pack of playing cards on which a human face is represented; the king, queen, or jack. {Face cloth}, a cloth laid over the face of a corpse. {Face guard}, a mask with windows for the eyes, worn by workman exposed to great heat, or to flying particles of metal, stone, etc., as in glass works, foundries, etc. {Face hammer}, a hammer having a flat face. {Face joint} (Arch.), a joint in the face of a wall or other structure. {Face mite} (Zool.), a small, elongated mite ({Demdex folliculorum}), parasitic in the hair follicles of the face. {Face mold}, the templet or pattern by which carpenters, etc., outline the forms which are to be cut out from boards, sheet metal, etc. {Face plate}. (a) (Turning) A plate attached to the spindle of a lathe, to which the work to be turned may be attached. (b) A covering plate for an object, to receive wear or shock. (c) A true plane for testing a dressed surface. --Knight. {Face wheel}. (Mach.) (a) A crown wheel. (b) A wheel whose disk face is adapted for grinding and polishing; a lap. {face value} the value written on a financial instrument; same as {face[13]}. Also used metaphorically, to mean apparent value; as, to take his statemnet at its face value. [1913 Webster] {Cylinder face} (Steam Engine), the flat part of a steam cylinder on which a slide valve moves. {Face of an anvil}, its flat upper surface. {Face of a bastion} (Fort.), the part between the salient and the shoulder angle. {Face of coal} (Mining), the principal cleavage plane, at right angles to the stratification. {Face of a gun}, the surface of metal at the muzzle. {Face of a place} (Fort.), the front comprehended between the flanked angles of two neighboring bastions. --Wilhelm. {Face of a square} (Mil.), one of the sides of a battalion when formed in a square. {Face of a} {watch, clock, compass, card etc.}, the dial or graduated surface on which a pointer indicates the time of day, point of the compass, etc. {Face to face}. (a) In the presence of each other; as, to bring the accuser and the accused face to face. (b) Without the interposition of any body or substance. "Now we see through a glass darkly; but then face to face." 1 --Cor. xiii. 12. (c) With the faces or finished surfaces turned inward or toward one another; vis [`a] vis; -- opposed to {back to back}. {To fly in the face of}, to defy; to brave; to withstand. {To make a face}, to distort the countenance; to make a grimace; -- often expressing dislike, annoyance, or disagreement. --Shak. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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. [1913 Webster] I'll face This tempest, and deserve the name of king. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To Confront impudently; to bully. [1913 Webster] I will neither be facednor braved. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] He gained also with his forces that part of Britain which faces Ireland. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 4. To cover in front, for ornament, protection, etc.; to put a facing upon; as, a building faced with marble. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 8. To cause to turn or present a face or front, as in a particular direction. [1913 Webster] {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. [1913 Webster +PJC] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Face \Face\, v. i. 1. To carry a false appearance; to play the hypocrite. "To lie, to face, to forge." --Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. To turn the face; as, to face to the right or left. [1913 Webster] Face about, man; a soldier, and afraid! --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 3. To present a face or front. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: face n 1: the front of the human 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: {face}, {human face}] 2: the feelings expressed on a person's face; "a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face" [syn: {expression}, {look}, {aspect}, {facial expression}, {face}] 3: the general outward appearance of something; "the face of the city is changing" 4: the striking or working surface of an implement 5: a part of a person that 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" 6: 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}, {face}] 7: the part of an animal corresponding to the human face 8: the side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object); "he dealt the cards face down" 9: a contorted facial expression; "she made a grimace at the prospect" [syn: {grimace}, {face}] 10: a specific size and style of type within a type family [syn: {font}, {fount}, {typeface}, {face}, {case}] 11: status in the eyes of others; "he lost face" 12: impudent aggressiveness; "I couldn't believe her boldness"; "he had the effrontery to question my honesty" [syn: {boldness}, {nerve}, {brass}, {face}, {cheek}] 13: a vertical surface of a building or cliff v 1: deal with (something unpleasant) head on; "You must confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes" [syn: {confront}, {face up}, {face}] [ant: {avoid}] 2: oppose, as in hostility or a competition; "You must confront your opponent"; "Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring"; "The two enemies finally confronted each other" [syn: {confront}, {face}] 3: be oriented 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}, {face}] [ant: {back}] 4: be opposite; "the facing page"; "the two sofas face each other" 5: turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction; "Turn and face your partner now" 6: present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize; "We confronted him with the evidence"; "He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions"; "An enormous dilemma faces us" [syn: {confront}, {face}, {present}] 7: turn so as to expose the face; "face a playing card" 8: line the edge (of a garment) with a different material; "face the lapels of the jacket" 9: cover the front or surface of; "The building was faced with beautiful stones" From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2013) [vera]: FACE Framed Access Command Environment (Unix, SVR4) From French-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.4 [fd-fra-eng]: face /fas/ face From Portuguese-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 [fd-por-eng]: face cheek