Definition of facing

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Facing (n.) A lining placed near the edge of a garment for ornament or protection.

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Facing :: 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..
Extrorse :: Extrorse (a.) Facing outwards, or away from the axis of growth; -- said esp. of anthers occupying the outer side of the filament..
Prefacing :: Prefacing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Prefac.
Busby :: Busby (n.) A military headdress or cap, used in the British army. It is of fur, with a bag, of the same color as the facings of the regiment, hanging from the top over the right shoulder..
Revetment :: Revetment (v. t.) A facing of wood, stone, or any other material, to sustain an embankment when it receives a slope steeper than the natural slope; also, a retaining wall..
Sociable :: Sociable (n.) A carriage having two double seats facing each other, and a box for the driver..
Outfacing :: Outfacing (p pr. & vb. n.) of Outfac.
Rubble :: Rubble (n.) Water-worn or rough broken stones; broken bricks, etc., used in coarse masonry, or to fill up between the facing courses of walls..
Facework :: Facework (n.) The material of the outside or front side, as of a wall or building; facing..
Anticous :: Anticous (a.) Facing toward the axis of the flower, as in the introrse anthers of the water lily..
Pitching :: Pitching (n.) A facing of stone laid upon a bank to prevent wear by tides or currents.
Effacing :: Effacing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Effac.
Facing :: Facing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Fac.
Oblique :: Oblique (v. i.) To march in a direction oblique to the line of the column or platoon; -- formerly accomplished by oblique steps, now by direct steps, the men half-facing either to the right or left..
Facingly :: Facingly (adv.) In a facing manner or position.
Frontingly :: Frontingly (adv.) In a fronting or facing position; opposingly.
Washboard :: Washboard (n.) A board running round, and serving as a facing for, the walls of a room, next to the floor; a mopboard..
Opposite :: Opposite (a.) Placed over against; standing or situated over against or in front; facing; -- often with to; as, a house opposite to the Exchange..
North :: North (n.) That one of the four cardinal points of the compass, at any place, which lies in the direction of the true meridian, and to the left hand of a person facing the east; the direction opposite to the south..
Defacing :: Defacing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Defac.
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