FACE

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.

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.

The principal dressed surface of a plate, disk, or pulley; the principal flat surface of a part or object.

That part of the acting surface of a cog in a cog wheel, which projects beyond the pitch line.

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.

The upper surface, or the character upon the surface, of a type, plate, etc.

The style or cut of a type or font of type.

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.

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.

Cast of features; expression of countenance; look; air; appearance. We set the best faceon it we could. Dryden.

Ten degrees in extent of a sign of the zodiac. Chaucer.

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.

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 presenceof.

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.

The end or wall of the tunnel, drift, or excavation, at which work is progressing or was last done.

The exact amount expressed on a bill, note, bond, or other mercantile paper, without any addition for interest or reduction for discount. McElrath.

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 battale. I'll face This tempest, and deserve the name of king. Dryden.

To Confront impudently; to bully. I will neither be facednor braved. Shak.

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.

To cover in front, for ornament, protection, etc.; to put a facing upon; as, a building faced with marble.

To line near the edge, esp. with a different material; as, to face the front of a coat, or the bottom of a dress.

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.

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.

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

To carry a false appearance; to play the hypocrite. "To lie, to face, to forge." Spenser.

To turn the face; as, to face to the right or left. Face about, man; a soldier, and afraid! Dryden.

To present a face or front.