Definition of face

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Face (v. t.) 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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Round :: Round (a.) Having a curved outline or form; especially, one like the arc of a circle or an ellipse, or a portion of the surface of a sphere; rotund; bulging; protuberant; not angular or pointed; as, a round arch; round hills..
But :: But (v. t.) A kind of hinge used in hanging doors, etc.; -- so named because fastened on the edge of the door, which butts against the casing, instead of on its face, like the strap hinge; also called butt hinge..
Facing :: Facing (n.) 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..
Joint :: "Joint (n.) The space between the adjacent surfaces of two bodies joined and held together, as by means of cement, mortar, etc.; as, a thin joint..
Enameled :: Enameled (a.) Coated or adorned with enamel; having a glossy or variegated surface; glazed.
Crabfaced :: Crabfaced (a.) Having a sour, disagreeable countenance..
Icosahedral :: Icosahedral (a.) Having twenty equal sides or faces.
Spring :: Spring (v. i.) To bend from a straight direction or plane surface; to become warped; as, a piece of timber, or a plank, sometimes springs in seasoning..
Mulberry-faced :: Mulberry-faced (a.) Having a face of a mulberry color, or blotched as if with mulberry stains..
Course :: Course (n.) A continuous level range of brick or stones of the same height throughout the face or faces of a building.
Globe :: Globe (n.) A round or spherical body, solid or hollow; a body whose surface is in every part equidistant from the center; a ball; a sphere..
Laevigate :: Laevigate (a.) Having a smooth surface, as if polished..
Milling :: Milling (n.) The act or employment of grinding or passing through a mill; the process of fulling; the process of making a raised or intented edge upon coin, etc.; the process of dressing surfaces of various shapes with rotary cutters. See Mill..
Sea :: Sea (n.) One of the larger bodies of salt water, less than an ocean, found on the earth's surface; a body of salt water of second rank, generally forming part of, or connecting with, an ocean or a larger sea; as, the Mediterranean Sea; the Sea of Marmora; the North Sea; the Carribean Sea..
Rupert''s Drop :: Rupert's drop () A kind of glass drop with a long tail, made by dropping melted glass into water. It is remarkable for bursting into fragments when the surface is scratched or the tail broken; -- so called from Prince Rupert, nephew of Charles I., by whom they were first brought to England. Called also Rupert's ball, and glass tear..
Sneer :: Sneer (n.) A smile, grin, or contortion of the face, indicative of contempt; an indirect expression or insinuation of contempt..
Cavo-rilievo :: Cavo-rilievo (n.) Hollow relief; sculpture in relief within a sinking made for the purpose, so no part of it projects beyond the plain surface around..
Pock :: Pock (n.) A pustule raised on the surface of the body in variolous and vaccine diseases.
Broadcloth :: Broadcloth (n.) A fine smooth-faced woolen cloth for men's garments, usually of double width (i.e., a yard and a half); -- so called in distinction from woolens three quarters of a yard wide..
Facing :: Facing (n.) A powdered substance, as charcoal, bituminous coal, ect., 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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