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noun

Facing n.

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.

A lining placed near the edge of a garment for ornament or protection.

(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.

(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.

(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.

Facing brick, front or pressed brick.

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Etymology of 'Facing'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... confidence. With the tide of humanity drifted Will Brent, whom business had brought from Kentucky to New York, but his thoughts were back there in the hills where the almost illiterate Diana, who knew nothing of life's nuances of refinement and who yet had all of life's allurements, was facing her ...

— A Pagan of the Hills • Charles Neville Buck

... and picked up a photograph of himself which stood there, a lad of fifteen or so, facing the world with grave, sensitive eyes, the Larry he had been when he came to the House on the Hill. He smiled at his uncle over ...

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... 10 P.M.—I am writing in bed in my lovely little room overlooking the garden, and facing some nice red roofs and both the old Towers of the town (one dating from le temps des Espagnols) in le Chateau, instead of in my attic in the narrow street where you heard the tramp of the men who viennent ...

— Diary of a Nursing Sister on the Western Front, 1914-1915 • Anonymous

... are an American, too," said Larry, as the soldier came closer. Soon he stood facing them, with a look of wonder on his ...

— The Campaign of the Jungle - or, Under Lawton through Luzon • Edward Stratemeyer

... her in the rest of the household work. The meals came from a restaurant, and cost two francs a day. And thus she managed to keep within her allowance. I make these and the following statements on her own authority. As she found her woman's attire too expensive, little suited for facing mud and rain, and in other respects inconvenient, she provided herself with a coat (redingote-guerite), trousers, and waistcoat of coarse grey cloth, a hat of the same colour, a large necktie, and boots with little iron heels. This latter part of her outfit especially gave ...

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