facingn.

Brit.

/ˈfeɪsɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈfeɪsɪŋ/

Forms: Middle English (in a late copy)–1500s facyng, late Middle English– facing, 1500s fasing (Scottish), 1500s fasynge, 1500s ffacyng, 1500s–1700s faceing.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: face v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < face v. + -ing suffix¹.

I. The action of face v.

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a. The action of boasting, swaggering, or browbeating; defiant behaviour; confrontation. Obsolete.

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the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > [noun] > defiance

despitec1380

cartel of defiancec1430

facing1481

facing and bracing1481

bearding1577

dare1594

braving1616

stouting1630

outbraving1631

affront1642

defiance1710

defial1793

bravadoing1809

bravading1812

defiantness1872

the mind > emotion > pride > boasting or boastfulness > blustering or bravado > [noun]

facing1481

blusteringa1494

flirdom?a1500

bravity1546

bravery1548

roistingc1560

bravado1583

roister-doisterdom1592

swash1593

swaggeringa1596

huffing1600

hufty1609

huff1611

brustling1622

hufty-tufty1633

bouncing1634

hectorism1672

huffiness1678

bluster1692

bounce1714

bravadoism1833

fanfaronading1837

bush1840

huffishness1841

swashbuckling1888

bucko1909

1481 W. Caxton tr. Hist. Reynard Fox (1970) 107 Whiche wyth grete facing and bracyng oppresse the poure peple.

1523 in State Papers Henry VIII (1849) VI. 190 Protestations and exclamacions, with facyng crakyng and mynatorie wordes agaynst the Cardynalles.

1571 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Psalmes of Dauid with Comm. (xii. 5) Their importunate facing and bracing in woordes.

a1640 J. Fletcher & P. Massinger Lovers Progres iii. vi, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Lll2/2 Leave facing? 'twill not serve ye.

1647 N. Bacon Hist. Disc. Govt. 225 This wrought..complainings in England, and facing between the Emperour and the Pope.

b. figurative. facing-card: a bold or imposing allegation or argument (see card of ten at card n.² Phrases 1). Obsolete.

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the mind > attention and judgement > testing > accusation, charge > [noun] > instance of

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quarrela1325

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pointa1387

accusementa1393

chesouna1400

objectionc1410

accuse?a1439

thing1548

facing-carda1624

intentation1623

indictment1871

a1624 Bp. M. Smith Serm. (1632) 33 If yee [goe away,] for these facing-cardes of multitudes or chaire, vnhappy are ye.

a. The action of putting an outside layer or superficial coating on something; esp. overlaying a wall, building, etc., with another material, typically for aesthetic purposes.

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the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > [noun] > with a different material

facing1532

1532 Accts. Masters of Wks. II. f. 67^v, in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Fasing vbl. n. For beting and fasing of the lang buttis in the lonyng beneth the castell.

1549 Churchwardens' Accts. St. Dunstan's, Canterb. For fasynge of the Images in the Churche ix d. Item fasynge of the tabyll that stoode at the Awlter iiij d.

1699 N. F. De Duillier Fruit-walls Improved 9 I conceive then that the facing the Slope of Terrasse Walks, either with a Brick-wall..or else with a Wall twice, or at most three or four times as thick is the best, easiest, and handsomest way of building our Inclining Walls.

1703 R. Neve City & Countrey Purchaser 52 Of Facing Timber-buildings with Bricks.

1825 W. Hone Every-day Bk. (1826) I. 1480 They [sc. houses] are..undergoing reparation by new facing.

1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. II. 823/1 Facing,..4. The covering of brick or rough stone-work with fine masonry, such as sawed freestone or marble.

1907 Amer. Architect & Building News 23 Nov. 170 The small dimensions and rectangular form of the brick lend themselves to..the facing of the wall with thin slabs of the finer materials.

1973 Stud. in Conservation 18 178 Aqueous glues used for facing tend to contract considerably.

2003 Phoenix 57 125 There is evidence here for facing with reused marble revetment.

b. spec. The coating (of tea) with a colouring substance (cf. face v. 9). Now historical.

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1850 A. R. le Mire de Normandy Commerc. Hand-bk. Chem. Anal. 551 Very high qualities of glazed teas have this facing apparently tinted of a uniform pale blue before application... When this facing was removed, the tea was found to be of a black colour.

1875 Sat. Rev. 40 552/2 We are told that the ‘facing’ of tea..does not affect its quality.

1966 J. Burnett Plenty & Want x. 212 Chinese merchants had in fact stopped the colouring and 'facing' of tea.

†3. The action of defacing or disfiguring; defacement, disfigurement. Cf. face v. 10. Obsolete. rare.

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the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > damage > [noun] > damaging or injuring

spillinga1122

impairment1340

marring1357

damaginga1400

defacingc1400

spoiling1479

violation?c1500

facingc1540

deface1556

defacement1561

infection1563

spoil1575

endamageance1594

damagement1603

mismaking1615

empoisonmenta1626

vitiation1635

vitiating1669

spoilage1815

savaging1858

spoliation1867

mucking about1969

c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 9215 Refresshing his face for facyng of teres.

a. Military. The action of facing or turning in another direction. facing-about: the action of turning in the opposite direction, an instance of this. Also to put (a person) through his (also her, etc.) facings, to go through one's (also the) facings (now chiefly historical). Also figurative and in extended use.

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1635 W. Barriffe Mil. Discipline ix. 28 Facing is a particular turning of the Aspect from one part to another.

1662 E. Stillingfleet Origines Sacræ iii. ii. §11 After many encounters and facings about, they fell into their severall troops.

1690 S. Sewall Diary 24 Mar. (1878) I. 316 I goe into the field, pray with the South Company, Exercise them in a few Distances, Facings, Doublings.

1720 D. Defoe Mem. Cavalier 246 Their facing about..put them into a great Disorder.

1792 Rules & Regulations His Majesty's Forces i. 8 In going through the facings, the left heel never quits the ground.

1825 A. L. S. D. de Fonseca Theory Infantry Movement I. i. v. 208 To the right about, to the left about,..these..operate like the facings about, and place every individual to front his former rear.

1835 Ann. Reg. 1834 Chron. 103/1 It is usual for that officer [sc. an orderly-sergeant] to desire a soldier to step from the ranks and go through his facings, if he suspects him to be intoxicated.

1867 A. Trollope Last Chron. Barset I. xli. 356 Grace, not at all unwillingly, was put through her facings.

1918 E. S. Farrow Dict. Mil. Terms 1 About Face, one of the facings in the school of the soldier, executed by facing to the rear, turning to the right.

a1930 N. Munro in B. D. Osborne & R. Armstrong Erchie & Jimmy Swan (1993) ii. iv. 333 ‘That's Bob Fulton, my customer, puttin' them through their facin's for the Sabbath,’ reflected Mr Swan.

1954 W. Faulkner Fable 132 Nor could even the aviator stationed and motionless in the hard blue wind have said exactly where among them the facing-about began.

1963 R. Ferrell in Amer. Secretaries of State XI. 272 The facing about was a noble gesture, but no more, if only because Adolf Hitler already was Chancellor of Germany and beginning to undermine the entire.

1988 J. Prebble King's Jaunt iii. 212 He was drilling them regularly, teaching them to march, wheel, and go through their facings with astonishing skill.

b. Lacrosse. The action of face v. 6. Now usually with off.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > lacrosse > [noun] > start of game

face-off1886

facing1910

1910 Westm. Gaz. 22 Apr. 14/3 Facing is no longer to be regarded as a penalty.

1969 Times 7 Oct. 12/3 A reduction in the size of the pitch, facing off at the centre, and the adoption of the American crease rule have all provided a framework that would enable more revolutionary steps to be taken.

2004 Capital (Annapolis, Maryland) (Nexis) 9 July d1 ‘Facing off is a skill that a lot of lacrosse fans don't understand,’ said..an assistant at Maryland.

†5. The action of turning (a card or cards) face upwards. See face v. 15a. Obsolete.

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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > [noun] > actions or tactics > specific

discarding1592

facing1635

pull1715

lead1742

return1742

discard1778

solo1814

underplay1850

convention1862

force1862

showdown1870

unblocking1885

false-carding1923

passed hand1924

exit1934

reverse1936

loser-on-loser1947

1635 Hocus Pocus Junior (ed. 2) sig. H^v There are a multitude of delightful feats which may be performed by an orderly placing, facing, shuffling, and cutting of cards.

1674 C. Cotton Compl. Gamester xvi. 136 Lest there should be a discovery made of the facing, he palms them as much as he can.

II. Concrete senses.

a. Material with which a garment is faced (face v. 7); (formerly) spec. the cuffs and collar of a military jacket, typically having a different colour from the rest of the coat. Frequently in plural.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > parts of clothing > [noun] > trimmings or ornamentation > facing

reversa1382

face1562

facing1566

begary1575

1566 in E. Peacock Eng. Church Furnit. (1866) 89 Two Copes the ffacyng taken of.

1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 110 Their skinnes are of great vse through the world..for garments, facings, and linings.

1611 L. Barry Ram-Alley iii. sig. D4 Tawny coates with gresie facings.

1688 London Gaz. No. 2368/4 The stuff having yellow Spots..with a little Silver Edging across the Facing.

1740 S. Richardson Pamela I. xx. 49 I made Robings and Facings of a pretty Bit of printed Calicoe.

a1784 A. Ross Sc. Wks. (1938) App. 166 There was a bridal in this town, And till't the lasses a' were boun', With mankie facings on their gown.

1816 ‘Quiz’ Grand Master iii. 56 His facings bore The designation of his corps.

1853 J. H. Stocqueler Mil. Encycl. 101/2 The facings of the artillery are scarlet.

1866 J. E. T. Rogers Hist. Agric. & Prices I. xxii. 580 The silk lining or facing is used for the summer robe only.

1900 Daily News 28 Apr. 6/6 Paisley velvet is a favourite facing for collars and revers.

1953 J. Masters Lotus & Wind vii. 89 His mess-kit was grey and black with silver facings.

1998 St. Louis (Missouri) Post-Dispatch (Nexis) 31 Jan. 28 To make the square neckline lie flat in front... Attach a strip of 1/4-inch elastic at an angle, as close as possible to each corner. Hand-stitch in place to the facing.

†b. figurative and in extended use. Obsolete.

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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > [noun] > ornamentation or decoration > an ornament

ornamenta1382

paramentc1395

adornmentc1405

flower1542

furniture1548

furniments1553

bravery1577

grace1579

trim1579

honour1589

outsetc1590

parergy1592

trapping1596

adornation1597

parergon1601

accomplishment1605

bellishment1611

facing1622

decorement1632

embellishment1632

gallantry1633

ornamentals1650

disguisements1655

decorationa1678

buska1687

decorament1727

pretty1736

tahalli1833

chicken fixings1840

ornamentality1842

grace note1922

1622 E. Chaloner Sixe Serm. 322 The best adorning of the Sacraments, is not..spangled Crucifixes, or painted Poppets, or any the like facings, wherewith Poperie sets forth her Altars.

a1639 H. Wotton Short View Life Duke of Buckingham (1642) 5 These Offices and Dignities..were but the facings and fringes of his greatnesse.

1716 C. Bullock Cobler of Preston i. 17 Don't Cloak over a tatter'd Suit of hypocritical Knavery with a fair Facing of an outside Profession.

1766 L. Sterne Serm. Mr. Yorick III. ii. 57 The great broad cloak of hypocrisy, and..all its little trimmings and facings.

1808 ‘P. Plymley’ Eighth, Ninth & Last Let. x. 47 Dullness turned up with temerity, is a livery all the worse for the facings.

1862 J. H. Burton Book-hunter (1863) 46 Each shelf uniform, with its facings or rather backings, like well-dressed lines at a review.

a. A layer which forms the outside or the side that is visible of something; a superficial coating.In quot. 1856: the colouring substance with which tea is coated (see face v. 9).

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the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > coating or covering with a layer > [noun] > a coat or covering layer > top or superficial

facing1586

scarf-skin1669

heading1779

header1868

fronting1886

1586 A. Day Eng. Secretorie i. sig. N8 The inner facing of his chimney casket.

1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. iii. 203 Souldiers..found..nothing at all belonging to him, save a great barred-chest. These, from the facing of Iron, concluded the lineing thereof Silver at least.

1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis i. §6 i. 137 Venus shell..The first I shall name is that with Blobbed-lips, or having as it were a white thick Facing.

1783 T. Warton Specimen Hist. Oxfordshire (ed. 2) 67 Being dug out of a bed of chalk; and..if we suppose some assistance from an artificial facing, they [sc. ramparts] must have been visible at a vast distance.

1832 W. Stephenson Coll. Local Poems, Songs, &c. 32 I'll get My anvil a new facing.

1856 J. H. Walsh Man. Domest. Econ. 285/2 Exhausted tea leaves made up with..facing.

1875 Sat. Rev. 40 553/1 Green teas with a slight facing of colour.

1882 Worcs. Exhib. Catal. iii. 52 Nickel, brass, and steel facing for printing from.

1936 J. R. Schwartz Cavity Prep. & Abutment Constr. in Bridgework xvii. 183 The earliest attempts to incorporate esthetics in the mechanical procedures of tooth restoration was the banded dowel, or postcrown, with a porcelain facing.

1986 Sunset (Nexis) Apr. 148 Lattice facings give the cabinet a visual tie to the gazebo and to two hinge-lidded benches by the pool.

2003 APT Bull. 34 41/1 Temporary facings of wet-strength tissue paper or gauze.

b. Frequently in plural. The surface layer of stone or other construction material used to face a wall or building, esp. on an external wall or facade, typically for aesthetic purposes; spec. the wooden frame attached to the wall in which a door or window is set. Also applied to architectural features, such as corners, window surrounds, etc., made from a contrasting material to the main body of a building.

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1673 J. Ray Observ. Journey Low-countries 40 The Outside or Facing of the Walls round about is of Free-Stone, the body of the Walls of Brick.

1743 W. Friend Let. 3 Mar. in A. P. Jenkins Corr. T. Secker (1991) 100 I have order'd..New Faceing of Stone to the Steps.

1755 J. Muller Treat. Pract. Part Fortification iii. 108 If it should so happen that all the lime in the country is very bad, he should get as much from other parts that is good, as to serve in the facings of the wall, for fourteen or fifteen inches deep.

1823 P. Nicholson New Pract. Builder 585 Facings, in joinery, those fixed parts of wood-work which cover the rough work of the interior sides of walls &c.

1841 W. Spalding Italy & Ital. Islands I. 303 Rubble work..the facing of which with stone has chiefly disappeared.

1866 J. E. T. Rogers Hist. Agric. & Prices I. xx. 485 The older portions of..Merton College, many of which have perhaps been disfigured by modern facings.

1898 ‘H. S. Merriman’ Roden's Corner iv. 33 The house..is of dark red brick with facings of stone, long since worn by wind and weather.

1960 Times 3 Oct. (Suppl.) p. iii/2 External walls are of cavity construction with brick facing and Thermalite inner leaf.

1996 Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, Va.) (Nexis) 16 Mar. (Real Estate Weekly section) 18 [The doors] come from the factory already framed and hinged but he insists on putting up his own facings because he wants to..shim the door frame to make it perfectly square.

2003 I. Banks Raw Spirit (2004) ix. 193 The bridges, viaducts and tunnel facings have had Scottish Baronial detailing lavished on them.

8. A device that fits over or in front of something in order to protect or conceal it; a construction that is placed directly in front of something to act as a protective barrier; a cover, lid; a protection.

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the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > [noun] > a covering > protective

shoe1387

subtectacle1609

shelterc1660

bell-glass1682

loricationa1706

lorification1730

shoeing1780

rubber sheet1842

facing1852

nose cap1973

1685 G. Burnet 8 Dec. in Some Lett. (1686) iv. 202 I could see no marks..of a Facing to shut up the Niches when a dead body was laid in them.

1764 Museum Rusticum 1 lxxxiii. 361 The farmers pile them up in one of their offices, with an outside facing of bog turf.

1819 A. Rees Cycl. VI Camp sheeting, camp shot, or campstead, in inland navigation denotes a facing of piles and planks in the front of banks or wharfs, to prevent the banks being worn away.

1852 G. Grote Hist. Greece IX. ii. lxix. 57 The horses also were defended by facings both over the breast and head.

1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. II. xviii. 185 A small pane of glass, formerly the facing of a daguerreotype.

1943 Triumphs of Engin. 65/2 Huge brushwood mats made of willow, and sunk to the bottom with stones, protect the clay footing, and above this is a facing of blocks of basalt to protect the side against the beating of waves.

1953 Stud. Conservation 1 89/1 They [sc. parts of a panel painting to be joined together] should be adequately covered on the paint-side with a facing, which also..guards against abrasion.

1991 F. A. Paine Packaging User's Handbk. (1996) xvii. 376 These wad materials must be lined with an inert product-compatible facing.

9. Founding. A substance that is mixed with the part of the sand or other material in a mould that will be adjacent to the casting or pattern, so as to facilitate the clean removal of the latter. Cf. facing sand n. at Compounds 2.

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society > occupation and work > materials > types of material generally > [noun] > material for other specific purposes

screen cloth1603

wadding1627

heading1650

fusive1678

graving stuff1702

pounce1728

railing1740

retarder1753

seating1790

shelving1817

bending1823

shafting1825

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rubber sheet1842

facing1843

piston packing1857

sheathing1859

screeding1864

paint1875

sleeving1923

landfill1969

presoak1969

1843 C. Holtzapffel Turning & Mech. Manip. I. 332 A small portion of the strong facing-sand is rubbed through a fine sieve.

1847 Mechanics' Mag. 282/1 In using moulds of gutta percha, or any of its compounds, black-lead or French chalk may be used as a facing, to secure a perfect delivery from the mould in the ordinary way.

1883 T. D. West Amer. Foundry Pract. 364 Sea-coal or bituminous facing is mixed in with sands for heavy casting.

1967 Brit. Patent 1,083,917 1/2 The mixture may be..applied to the facing of sand moulds prior to casting by spraying, brushing or analogous means.

2008 Ceramic Industry (Nexis) 158 53 Ceylon and flake dusts are used for the foundry facings that prevent mold sand from adhering to metal castings.

10. Mining. = face n. 22b. Now rare.

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1846 W. E. Brockett J. T. Brockett's Gloss. North Country Words (ed. 3) I. 157 Facing... Nearly the same as cleat, which see.

1883 in W. S. Gresley Gloss. Terms Coal Mining 99 Facing, see Cleat.

1920 A. H. Fay Gloss. Mining & Mineral Industry 258/1 Facing. 1. (Aust.) The main vertical joints often seen in coal seams.

†11. Brickmaking. An opening in a kiln. Obsolete.

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1884 C. T. Davis Pract. Treat. Manuf. Bricks iv. 143 The opening through which the bricks are wheeled into the kiln, and hauled out after burning..is a ‘facing’..or ‘abutment’.

Compounds

C1. General attributive.

facing bar n.

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a1749 G. C. Deering Nottinghamia (1751) App. 366 To it [sc. the hand bar]..the facing Bar is screwed, which makes a channel to receive the lower ends of the sinkers in.

1831 G. Henson Civil Hist. Framework-knitters 62 Facing bar, screwed on hand bar [in a stocking-frame], to confine sinkers and force them back when required.

1904 G. F. Goodchild & C. F. Tweney Technol. & Sci. Dict. 214/1 Facing bar or work bar, a smooth iron plate about 4 in. wide and the full width of the lace machine, over which the web of lace travels on its way to the roller.

1960 U.S. Patent 2,957,383 3 The work will then pass up over the facing bar..to the work roller.

facing block n.

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1849 London Jrnl. Arts, Sci., & Manuf. 35 98 The brickwork, three courses of which (or a greater or lesser number, according to the height of the facing-blocks) are first carried up.

1959 Hesperia 28 27 The clamp presumably tied the marble facing block to a poros [sic] backer.

1993 Collins Compl. DIY Man. (new ed.) x. 437/3 Although larger sizes are available, facing blocks are normally 100mm..thick, with lengths of between 225 and 450mm..and heights of between 75 and 150mm.

facing board n.

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1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 843 In friable and shivery rocks there is put behind these beams..facing boards, which are planks placed horizontally.., set so close together as to leave no interval.

1961 Stud. Conservation 6 95/2 A plywood lid with wooden sides is placed on the section of wall-painting and screwed to the facing board at the sides.

1999 J. Heikkilä Design Large-scale Wooden Facades in L. Boström 1st Internat. RILEM Symp. Timber Engineering: Stockholm ix. xli. 419 Long-term durability of wooden facades is guaranteed by using sufficiently thick facing boards.

2001 Compl. Guide to building Decks (Black & Decker) (rev. ed.) 95 (caption) For a more attractive appearance, face the deck with redwood or cedar facing boards.

facing brick n.

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1780 B. Higgins Exper. & Observ. Calcareous Cements & Quick-lime xx. 155 The damp..seizes incrustations,..when the joints of the facing bricks become hollow by the decay of the mortar, or when the copings or gutters are defective.

1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. II. 823/1 Facing-brick (Building), front or pressed brick.

1938 Archit. Rev. 83 223 The photograph shows the rough texture of the facing bricks which contrasts with the smooth white cast-stone trim of the fenestration.

2006 Build It May 19/1 The guttering at the back had fallen off and there was water flowing down the walls eating away at the facing brick.

† facing implement n. Obsolete

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1866 Rep. Special Armstrong & Whitworth Comm. I. in Parl. Papers XLII. p. xxxi Each battery..is supplied with a box of facing implements weighing 105 Ibs. and containing 25 articles required for re-facing the vent pieces and bouche rings.

1876 G. E. Voyle Mil. Dict. (ed. 3) Facing Implements, used for facing or renewing the vent and breech pieces of an Armstrong gun.

facing machine n.

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1849 J. Scoffern Manufacture Sugar Colonies & Home 92 The sugar forming the base or face of each cone being now removed by a revolving cutter, termed the facing machine.

1884 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Suppl. 324 Facing Machine..a machine for dressing the faces..of mill-stones.

2000 G. F. Schrader & A. K. Elshennawy Manufacturing Processes & Materials (ed. 4) xx. 510/2 A hydraulically operated, double-end, horizontal boring, turning, and facing machine.

facing tool n.

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1718 A. Ramsay Elegy Lucky Wood (single sheet) It did ane good to see her Stools, Boord Fireside, and facing Tools.

1881 F. J. Britten Watch & Clockmakers' Handbk. (ed. 4) 123 The facing tools should be made of steel.

1994 Mod. Machine Shop (Nexis) 66 96 On a turning center,..a facing tool can be exchanged with a grooving tool.

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† facing loam n. Founding Obsolete rare fine loam used as facing (sense 9) in a mould made of earth.

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1881 C. Wylie Treat. Iron Founding 13 Fine or facing loam, used to form the face of the mould... Facing loam bears the same relation to a loam mould, as facing sand does to green sand mould.

facing pavior n. rare a malm slab or brick suitable for paving.

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1904 G. F. Goodchild & C. F. Tweney Technol. & Sci. Dict. 214/1 Facing paviors, hard burnt malms of good colour and shape.

1967 A. F. Dorian Dict. Sci. & Technol.: Eng.-German 372/1 Facing-pavior,..(a hard-burnt facing brick)-hartgebrannter Fassadenstein.

facing sand n. Founding sand suitable for use as facing (sense 9).

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1843 C. Holtzapffel Turning & Mech. Manip. I. 332 A small portion of the strong facing-sand is rubbed through a fine sieve.

2006 J. E. Kogel Industr. Minerals & Rocks (ed. 7) 324 Chromite sand..is typically used as facing sand in heavy section (greater than 4 t) casting and enjoys a technical advantage over silica sand in casting austenitic manganese steel.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	facing
释义	facingn. Brit. /ˈfeɪsɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈfeɪsɪŋ/ Forms: Middle English (in a late copy)–1500s facyng, late Middle English– facing, 1500s fasing (Scottish), 1500s fasynge, 1500s ffacyng, 1500s–1700s faceing. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: face v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < face v. + -ing suffix¹. I. The action of face v. †1. a. The action of boasting, swaggering, or browbeating; defiant behaviour; confrontation. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > [noun] > defiance despitec1380 cartel of defiancec1430 facing1481 facing and bracing1481 bearding1577 dare1594 braving1616 stouting1630 outbraving1631 affront1642 defiance1710 defial1793 bravadoing1809 bravading1812 defiantness1872 the mind > emotion > pride > boasting or boastfulness > blustering or bravado > [noun] facing1481 blusteringa1494 flirdom?a1500 bravity1546 bravery1548 roistingc1560 bravado1583 roister-doisterdom1592 swash1593 swaggeringa1596 huffing1600 hufty1609 huff1611 brustling1622 hufty-tufty1633 bouncing1634 hectorism1672 huffiness1678 bluster1692 bounce1714 bravadoism1833 fanfaronading1837 bush1840 huffishness1841 swashbuckling1888 bucko1909 1481 W. Caxton tr. Hist. Reynard Fox (1970) 107 Whiche wyth grete facing and bracyng oppresse the poure peple. 1523 in State Papers Henry VIII (1849) VI. 190 Protestations and exclamacions, with facyng crakyng and mynatorie wordes agaynst the Cardynalles. 1571 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Psalmes of Dauid with Comm. (xii. 5) Their importunate facing and bracing in woordes. a1640 J. Fletcher & P. Massinger Lovers Progres iii. vi, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Lll2/2 Leave facing? 'twill not serve ye. 1647 N. Bacon Hist. Disc. Govt. 225 This wrought..complainings in England, and facing between the Emperour and the Pope. b. figurative. facing-card: a bold or imposing allegation or argument (see card of ten at card n.² Phrases 1). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > accusation, charge > [noun] > instance of sakec1175 challengec1315 quarrela1325 accusationa1382 cause1382 blamec1384 pointa1387 accusementa1393 chesouna1400 objectionc1410 accuse?a1439 thing1548 facing-carda1624 intentation1623 indictment1871 a1624 Bp. M. Smith Serm. (1632) 33 If yee [goe away,] for these facing-cardes of multitudes or chaire, vnhappy are ye. 2. a. The action of putting an outside layer or superficial coating on something; esp. overlaying a wall, building, etc., with another material, typically for aesthetic purposes. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > [noun] > with a different material facing1532 1532 Accts. Masters of Wks. II. f. 67^v, in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Fasing vbl. n. For beting and fasing of the lang buttis in the lonyng beneth the castell. 1549 Churchwardens' Accts. St. Dunstan's, Canterb. For fasynge of the Images in the Churche ix d. Item fasynge of the tabyll that stoode at the Awlter iiij d. 1699 N. F. De Duillier Fruit-walls Improved 9 I conceive then that the facing the Slope of Terrasse Walks, either with a Brick-wall..or else with a Wall twice, or at most three or four times as thick is the best, easiest, and handsomest way of building our Inclining Walls. 1703 R. Neve City & Countrey Purchaser 52 Of Facing Timber-buildings with Bricks. 1825 W. Hone Every-day Bk. (1826) I. 1480 They [sc. houses] are..undergoing reparation by new facing. 1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. II. 823/1 Facing,..4. The covering of brick or rough stone-work with fine masonry, such as sawed freestone or marble. 1907 Amer. Architect & Building News 23 Nov. 170 The small dimensions and rectangular form of the brick lend themselves to..the facing of the wall with thin slabs of the finer materials. 1973 Stud. in Conservation 18 178 Aqueous glues used for facing tend to contract considerably. 2003 Phoenix 57 125 There is evidence here for facing with reused marble revetment. b. spec. The coating (of tea) with a colouring substance (cf. face v. 9). Now historical. ΚΠ 1850 A. R. le Mire de Normandy Commerc. Hand-bk. Chem. Anal. 551 Very high qualities of glazed teas have this facing apparently tinted of a uniform pale blue before application... When this facing was removed, the tea was found to be of a black colour. 1875 Sat. Rev. 40 552/2 We are told that the ‘facing’ of tea..does not affect its quality. 1966 J. Burnett Plenty & Want x. 212 Chinese merchants had in fact stopped the colouring and 'facing' of tea. †3. The action of defacing or disfiguring; defacement, disfigurement. Cf. face v. 10. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > damage > [noun] > damaging or injuring spillinga1122 impairment1340 marring1357 damaginga1400 defacingc1400 spoiling1479 violation?c1500 facingc1540 deface1556 defacement1561 infection1563 spoil1575 endamageance1594 damagement1603 mismaking1615 empoisonmenta1626 vitiation1635 vitiating1669 spoilage1815 savaging1858 spoliation1867 mucking about1969 c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 9215 Refresshing his face for facyng of teres. 4. a. Military. The action of facing or turning in another direction. facing-about: the action of turning in the opposite direction, an instance of this. Also to put (a person) through his (also her, etc.) facings, to go through one's (also the) facings (now chiefly historical). Also figurative and in extended use. ΚΠ 1635 W. Barriffe Mil. Discipline ix. 28 Facing is a particular turning of the Aspect from one part to another. 1662 E. Stillingfleet Origines Sacræ iii. ii. §11 After many encounters and facings about, they fell into their severall troops. 1690 S. Sewall Diary 24 Mar. (1878) I. 316 I goe into the field, pray with the South Company, Exercise them in a few Distances, Facings, Doublings. 1720 D. Defoe Mem. Cavalier 246 Their facing about..put them into a great Disorder. 1792 Rules & Regulations His Majesty's Forces i. 8 In going through the facings, the left heel never quits the ground. 1825 A. L. S. D. de Fonseca Theory Infantry Movement I. i. v. 208 To the right about, to the left about,..these..operate like the facings about, and place every individual to front his former rear. 1835 Ann. Reg. 1834 Chron. 103/1 It is usual for that officer [sc. an orderly-sergeant] to desire a soldier to step from the ranks and go through his facings, if he suspects him to be intoxicated. 1867 A. Trollope Last Chron. Barset I. xli. 356 Grace, not at all unwillingly, was put through her facings. 1918 E. S. Farrow Dict. Mil. Terms 1 About Face, one of the facings in the school of the soldier, executed by facing to the rear, turning to the right. a1930 N. Munro in B. D. Osborne & R. Armstrong Erchie & Jimmy Swan (1993) ii. iv. 333 ‘That's Bob Fulton, my customer, puttin' them through their facin's for the Sabbath,’ reflected Mr Swan. 1954 W. Faulkner Fable 132 Nor could even the aviator stationed and motionless in the hard blue wind have said exactly where among them the facing-about began. 1963 R. Ferrell in Amer. Secretaries of State XI. 272 The facing about was a noble gesture, but no more, if only because Adolf Hitler already was Chancellor of Germany and beginning to undermine the entire. 1988 J. Prebble King's Jaunt iii. 212 He was drilling them regularly, teaching them to march, wheel, and go through their facings with astonishing skill. b. Lacrosse. The action of face v. 6. Now usually with off. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > lacrosse > [noun] > start of game face-off1886 facing1910 1910 Westm. Gaz. 22 Apr. 14/3 Facing is no longer to be regarded as a penalty. 1969 Times 7 Oct. 12/3 A reduction in the size of the pitch, facing off at the centre, and the adoption of the American crease rule have all provided a framework that would enable more revolutionary steps to be taken. 2004 Capital (Annapolis, Maryland) (Nexis) 9 July d1 ‘Facing off is a skill that a lot of lacrosse fans don't understand,’ said..an assistant at Maryland. †5. The action of turning (a card or cards) face upwards. See face v. 15a. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > [noun] > actions or tactics > specific discarding1592 facing1635 pull1715 lead1742 return1742 discard1778 solo1814 underplay1850 convention1862 force1862 showdown1870 unblocking1885 false-carding1923 passed hand1924 exit1934 reverse1936 loser-on-loser1947 1635 Hocus Pocus Junior (ed. 2) sig. H^v There are a multitude of delightful feats which may be performed by an orderly placing, facing, shuffling, and cutting of cards. 1674 C. Cotton Compl. Gamester xvi. 136 Lest there should be a discovery made of the facing, he palms them as much as he can. II. Concrete senses. 6. a. Material with which a garment is faced (face v. 7); (formerly) spec. the cuffs and collar of a military jacket, typically having a different colour from the rest of the coat. Frequently in plural. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > parts of clothing > [noun] > trimmings or ornamentation > facing reversa1382 face1562 facing1566 begary1575 1566 in E. Peacock Eng. Church Furnit. (1866) 89 Two Copes the ffacyng taken of. 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 110 Their skinnes are of great vse through the world..for garments, facings, and linings. 1611 L. Barry Ram-Alley iii. sig. D4 Tawny coates with gresie facings. 1688 London Gaz. No. 2368/4 The stuff having yellow Spots..with a little Silver Edging across the Facing. 1740 S. Richardson Pamela I. xx. 49 I made Robings and Facings of a pretty Bit of printed Calicoe. a1784 A. Ross Sc. Wks. (1938) App. 166 There was a bridal in this town, And till't the lasses a' were boun', With mankie facings on their gown. 1816 ‘Quiz’ Grand Master iii. 56 His facings bore The designation of his corps. 1853 J. H. Stocqueler Mil. Encycl. 101/2 The facings of the artillery are scarlet. 1866 J. E. T. Rogers Hist. Agric. & Prices I. xxii. 580 The silk lining or facing is used for the summer robe only. 1900 Daily News 28 Apr. 6/6 Paisley velvet is a favourite facing for collars and revers. 1953 J. Masters Lotus & Wind vii. 89 His mess-kit was grey and black with silver facings. 1998 St. Louis (Missouri) Post-Dispatch (Nexis) 31 Jan. 28 To make the square neckline lie flat in front... Attach a strip of 1/4-inch elastic at an angle, as close as possible to each corner. Hand-stitch in place to the facing. †b. figurative and in extended use. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > [noun] > ornamentation or decoration > an ornament ornamenta1382 paramentc1395 adornmentc1405 flower1542 furniture1548 furniments1553 bravery1577 grace1579 trim1579 honour1589 outsetc1590 parergy1592 trapping1596 adornation1597 parergon1601 accomplishment1605 bellishment1611 facing1622 decorement1632 embellishment1632 gallantry1633 ornamentals1650 disguisements1655 decorationa1678 buska1687 decorament1727 pretty1736 tahalli1833 chicken fixings1840 ornamentality1842 grace note1922 1622 E. Chaloner Sixe Serm. 322 The best adorning of the Sacraments, is not..spangled Crucifixes, or painted Poppets, or any the like facings, wherewith Poperie sets forth her Altars. a1639 H. Wotton Short View Life Duke of Buckingham (1642) 5 These Offices and Dignities..were but the facings and fringes of his greatnesse. 1716 C. Bullock Cobler of Preston i. 17 Don't Cloak over a tatter'd Suit of hypocritical Knavery with a fair Facing of an outside Profession. 1766 L. Sterne Serm. Mr. Yorick III. ii. 57 The great broad cloak of hypocrisy, and..all its little trimmings and facings. 1808 ‘P. Plymley’ Eighth, Ninth & Last Let. x. 47 Dullness turned up with temerity, is a livery all the worse for the facings. 1862 J. H. Burton Book-hunter (1863) 46 Each shelf uniform, with its facings or rather backings, like well-dressed lines at a review. 7. a. A layer which forms the outside or the side that is visible of something; a superficial coating.In quot. 1856: the colouring substance with which tea is coated (see face v. 9). ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > coating or covering with a layer > [noun] > a coat or covering layer > top or superficial facing1586 scarf-skin1669 heading1779 header1868 fronting1886 1586 A. Day Eng. Secretorie i. sig. N8 The inner facing of his chimney casket. 1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. iii. 203 Souldiers..found..nothing at all belonging to him, save a great barred-chest. These, from the facing of Iron, concluded the lineing thereof Silver at least. 1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis i. §6 i. 137 Venus shell..The first I shall name is that with Blobbed-lips, or having as it were a white thick Facing. 1783 T. Warton Specimen Hist. Oxfordshire (ed. 2) 67 Being dug out of a bed of chalk; and..if we suppose some assistance from an artificial facing, they [sc. ramparts] must have been visible at a vast distance. 1832 W. Stephenson Coll. Local Poems, Songs, &c. 32 I'll get My anvil a new facing. 1856 J. H. Walsh Man. Domest. Econ. 285/2 Exhausted tea leaves made up with..facing. 1875 Sat. Rev. 40 553/1 Green teas with a slight facing of colour. 1882 Worcs. Exhib. Catal. iii. 52 Nickel, brass, and steel facing for printing from. 1936 J. R. Schwartz Cavity Prep. & Abutment Constr. in Bridgework xvii. 183 The earliest attempts to incorporate esthetics in the mechanical procedures of tooth restoration was the banded dowel, or postcrown, with a porcelain facing. 1986 Sunset (Nexis) Apr. 148 Lattice facings give the cabinet a visual tie to the gazebo and to two hinge-lidded benches by the pool. 2003 APT Bull. 34 41/1 Temporary facings of wet-strength tissue paper or gauze. b. Frequently in plural. The surface layer of stone or other construction material used to face a wall or building, esp. on an external wall or facade, typically for aesthetic purposes; spec. the wooden frame attached to the wall in which a door or window is set. Also applied to architectural features, such as corners, window surrounds, etc., made from a contrasting material to the main body of a building. ΚΠ 1673 J. Ray Observ. Journey Low-countries 40 The Outside or Facing of the Walls round about is of Free-Stone, the body of the Walls of Brick. 1743 W. Friend Let. 3 Mar. in A. P. Jenkins Corr. T. Secker (1991) 100 I have order'd..New Faceing of Stone to the Steps. 1755 J. Muller Treat. Pract. Part Fortification iii. 108 If it should so happen that all the lime in the country is very bad, he should get as much from other parts that is good, as to serve in the facings of the wall, for fourteen or fifteen inches deep. 1823 P. Nicholson New Pract. Builder 585 Facings, in joinery, those fixed parts of wood-work which cover the rough work of the interior sides of walls &c. 1841 W. Spalding Italy & Ital. Islands I. 303 Rubble work..the facing of which with stone has chiefly disappeared. 1866 J. E. T. Rogers Hist. Agric. & Prices I. xx. 485 The older portions of..Merton College, many of which have perhaps been disfigured by modern facings. 1898 ‘H. S. Merriman’ Roden's Corner iv. 33 The house..is of dark red brick with facings of stone, long since worn by wind and weather. 1960 Times 3 Oct. (Suppl.) p. iii/2 External walls are of cavity construction with brick facing and Thermalite inner leaf. 1996 Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, Va.) (Nexis) 16 Mar. (Real Estate Weekly section) 18 [The doors] come from the factory already framed and hinged but he insists on putting up his own facings because he wants to..shim the door frame to make it perfectly square. 2003 I. Banks Raw Spirit (2004) ix. 193 The bridges, viaducts and tunnel facings have had Scottish Baronial detailing lavished on them. 8. A device that fits over or in front of something in order to protect or conceal it; a construction that is placed directly in front of something to act as a protective barrier; a cover, lid; a protection. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > [noun] > a covering > protective shoe1387 subtectacle1609 shelterc1660 bell-glass1682 loricationa1706 lorification1730 shoeing1780 rubber sheet1842 facing1852 nose cap1973 1685 G. Burnet 8 Dec. in Some Lett. (1686) iv. 202 I could see no marks..of a Facing to shut up the Niches when a dead body was laid in them. 1764 Museum Rusticum 1 lxxxiii. 361 The farmers pile them up in one of their offices, with an outside facing of bog turf. 1819 A. Rees Cycl. VI Camp sheeting, camp shot, or campstead, in inland navigation denotes a facing of piles and planks in the front of banks or wharfs, to prevent the banks being worn away. 1852 G. Grote Hist. Greece IX. ii. lxix. 57 The horses also were defended by facings both over the breast and head. 1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. II. xviii. 185 A small pane of glass, formerly the facing of a daguerreotype. 1943 Triumphs of Engin. 65/2 Huge brushwood mats made of willow, and sunk to the bottom with stones, protect the clay footing, and above this is a facing of blocks of basalt to protect the side against the beating of waves. 1953 Stud. Conservation 1 89/1 They [sc. parts of a panel painting to be joined together] should be adequately covered on the paint-side with a facing, which also..guards against abrasion. 1991 F. A. Paine Packaging User's Handbk. (1996) xvii. 376 These wad materials must be lined with an inert product-compatible facing. 9. Founding. A substance that is mixed with the part of the sand or other material in a mould that will be adjacent to the casting or pattern, so as to facilitate the clean removal of the latter. Cf. facing sand n. at Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > types of material generally > [noun] > material for other specific purposes screen cloth1603 wadding1627 heading1650 fusive1678 graving stuff1702 pounce1728 railing1740 retarder1753 seating1790 shelving1817 bending1823 shafting1825 wedging1825 rubber sheet1842 facing1843 piston packing1857 sheathing1859 screeding1864 paint1875 sleeving1923 landfill1969 presoak1969 1843 C. Holtzapffel Turning & Mech. Manip. I. 332 A small portion of the strong facing-sand is rubbed through a fine sieve. 1847 Mechanics' Mag. 282/1 In using moulds of gutta percha, or any of its compounds, black-lead or French chalk may be used as a facing, to secure a perfect delivery from the mould in the ordinary way. 1883 T. D. West Amer. Foundry Pract. 364 Sea-coal or bituminous facing is mixed in with sands for heavy casting. 1967 Brit. Patent 1,083,917 1/2 The mixture may be..applied to the facing of sand moulds prior to casting by spraying, brushing or analogous means. 2008 Ceramic Industry (Nexis) 158 53 Ceylon and flake dusts are used for the foundry facings that prevent mold sand from adhering to metal castings. 10. Mining. = face n. 22b. Now rare. ΚΠ 1846 W. E. Brockett J. T. Brockett's Gloss. North Country Words (ed. 3) I. 157 Facing... Nearly the same as cleat, which see. 1883 in W. S. Gresley Gloss. Terms Coal Mining 99 Facing, see Cleat. 1920 A. H. Fay Gloss. Mining & Mineral Industry 258/1 Facing. 1. (Aust.) The main vertical joints often seen in coal seams. †11. Brickmaking. An opening in a kiln. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1884 C. T. Davis Pract. Treat. Manuf. Bricks iv. 143 The opening through which the bricks are wheeled into the kiln, and hauled out after burning..is a ‘facing’..or ‘abutment’. Compounds C1. General attributive. facing bar n. ΚΠ a1749 G. C. Deering Nottinghamia (1751) App. 366 To it [sc. the hand bar]..the facing Bar is screwed, which makes a channel to receive the lower ends of the sinkers in. 1831 G. Henson Civil Hist. Framework-knitters 62 Facing bar, screwed on hand bar [in a stocking-frame], to confine sinkers and force them back when required. 1904 G. F. Goodchild & C. F. Tweney Technol. & Sci. Dict. 214/1 Facing bar or work bar, a smooth iron plate about 4 in. wide and the full width of the lace machine, over which the web of lace travels on its way to the roller. 1960 U.S. Patent 2,957,383 3 The work will then pass up over the facing bar..to the work roller. facing block n. ΚΠ 1849 London Jrnl. Arts, Sci., & Manuf. 35 98 The brickwork, three courses of which (or a greater or lesser number, according to the height of the facing-blocks) are first carried up. 1959 Hesperia 28 27 The clamp presumably tied the marble facing block to a poros [sic] backer. 1993 Collins Compl. DIY Man. (new ed.) x. 437/3 Although larger sizes are available, facing blocks are normally 100mm..thick, with lengths of between 225 and 450mm..and heights of between 75 and 150mm. facing board n. ΚΠ 1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 843 In friable and shivery rocks there is put behind these beams..facing boards, which are planks placed horizontally.., set so close together as to leave no interval. 1961 Stud. Conservation 6 95/2 A plywood lid with wooden sides is placed on the section of wall-painting and screwed to the facing board at the sides. 1999 J. Heikkilä Design Large-scale Wooden Facades in L. Boström 1st Internat. RILEM Symp. Timber Engineering: Stockholm ix. xli. 419 Long-term durability of wooden facades is guaranteed by using sufficiently thick facing boards. 2001 Compl. Guide to building Decks (Black & Decker) (rev. ed.) 95 (caption) For a more attractive appearance, face the deck with redwood or cedar facing boards. facing brick n. ΚΠ 1780 B. Higgins Exper. & Observ. Calcareous Cements & Quick-lime xx. 155 The damp..seizes incrustations,..when the joints of the facing bricks become hollow by the decay of the mortar, or when the copings or gutters are defective. 1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. II. 823/1 Facing-brick (Building), front or pressed brick. 1938 Archit. Rev. 83 223 The photograph shows the rough texture of the facing bricks which contrasts with the smooth white cast-stone trim of the fenestration. 2006 Build It May 19/1 The guttering at the back had fallen off and there was water flowing down the walls eating away at the facing brick. † facing implement n. Obsolete ΚΠ 1866 Rep. Special Armstrong & Whitworth Comm. I. in Parl. Papers XLII. p. xxxi Each battery..is supplied with a box of facing implements weighing 105 Ibs. and containing 25 articles required for re-facing the vent pieces and bouche rings. 1876 G. E. Voyle Mil. Dict. (ed. 3) Facing Implements, used for facing or renewing the vent and breech pieces of an Armstrong gun. facing machine n. ΚΠ 1849 J. Scoffern Manufacture Sugar Colonies & Home 92 The sugar forming the base or face of each cone being now removed by a revolving cutter, termed the facing machine. 1884 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Suppl. 324 Facing Machine..a machine for dressing the faces..of mill-stones. 2000 G. F. Schrader & A. K. Elshennawy Manufacturing Processes & Materials (ed. 4) xx. 510/2 A hydraulically operated, double-end, horizontal boring, turning, and facing machine. facing tool n. ΚΠ 1718 A. Ramsay Elegy Lucky Wood (single sheet) It did ane good to see her Stools, Boord Fireside, and facing Tools. 1881 F. J. Britten Watch & Clockmakers' Handbk. (ed. 4) 123 The facing tools should be made of steel. 1994 Mod. Machine Shop (Nexis) 66 96 On a turning center,..a facing tool can be exchanged with a grooving tool. C2. † facing loam n. Founding Obsolete rare fine loam used as facing (sense 9) in a mould made of earth. ΚΠ 1881 C. Wylie Treat. Iron Founding 13 Fine or facing loam, used to form the face of the mould... Facing loam bears the same relation to a loam mould, as facing sand does to green sand mould. facing pavior n. rare a malm slab or brick suitable for paving. ΚΠ 1904 G. F. Goodchild & C. F. Tweney Technol. & Sci. Dict. 214/1 Facing paviors, hard burnt malms of good colour and shape. 1967 A. F. Dorian Dict. Sci. & Technol.: Eng.-German 372/1 Facing-pavior,..(a hard-burnt facing brick)-hartgebrannter Fassadenstein. facing sand n. Founding sand suitable for use as facing (sense 9). ΚΠ 1843 C. Holtzapffel Turning & Mech. Manip. I. 332 A small portion of the strong facing-sand is rubbed through a fine sieve. 2006 J. E. Kogel Industr. Minerals & Rocks (ed. 7) 324 Chromite sand..is typically used as facing sand in heavy section (greater than 4 t) casting and enjoys a technical advantage over silica sand in casting austenitic manganese steel. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online June 2022). facingadj. Brit. /ˈfeɪsɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈfeɪsɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: face v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < face v. + -ing suffix². Compare earlier facing n. †1. Bold, audacious. Cf. face v. 1a. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > courage > daring > [adjective] keenc897 dearOE bolda1000 hardyc1225 yepec1275 crousea1400 jeopardousa1513 audacious1550 facing1564 venturous1565 daring1582 daring-hardy1597 audaculous1603 dareful1614 adventuresome1628 outdacious1742 risky1826 plucky1835 plucked1846 racy1901 have-a-go1953 philobatic1955 Boy's Own1967 1564 W. Bullein Dialogue against Feuer Pestilence (new ed.) f. 7^v Then should witti wordes in bargaining with facing othes, and pleasaunt venerous table talke, with reuiling of our enemies. &c. bee accompted damnacion. 1566 T. Stapleton Returne Vntruthes Jewelles Replie i. 33 So outragious Untruthes, so facing falshoods. 1592 G. Babington Certaine Comfortable Notes Genesis (iii.) f. 15 Thirdly by a bold lye of a facing Deuill, shee is pulled on to her destruction. 1624 R. Montagu Gagg for New Gospell? Pref. Who opineth..that hee may..build his saluation upon the facing impudency of euery light-skirt mountebanck. 1648 E. Symmons Vindic. King Charles (new ed.) xxvii. 260 The credit of your Teachers (like that of facing shifters) is but very little being well known. 1677 L. Addison Modest Plea for Clergy vii. 61 If these pretenders are to be credited upon their own bare word, how easily will it then be for every bold, facing, confident Fellow, to rub his Forehead, to pretend to Extraordinary Gifts and Abilities. 2. That faces or is positioned so as to face; that is opposite to, esp. in facing page.Also in compounds indicating the direction faced, as backward-, north-, rear-, south-facing, etc. ΚΠ 1785 C. Hutton Math. Tables 12 The complements are always on the same line in the opposite or facing pages. 1834 J. R. Planché Hist. Brit. Costume 292 The habit of a lady of the close of Charles's reign is given on the facing page. 1866 Sci. Amer. 21 Apr. 270/1 The pistons attached to the facing sides of the two disks. 1878 Chester Daily Times (Pa.) 7 Oct. 1/4 Each pair of facing seats..becomes a broad continuous couch. 1939 I. T. Sanderson Caribbean Treasure iii. xii. 233 Rolling up..the tarpaulin on the facing side of the boato [sic]. 1947 Geogr. Rev. 37 125 One could see on the facing wall of the next room a photomosaic of the Araya and Paria Peninsulas. 1964 G. Read Mus. Notation xviii. 298 For four-hand music on one instrument, the two parts are placed on facing pages. 1998 Jrnl. (Newcastle) (Nexis) 22 Aug. 47 Continue upwards to a gate in a facing fence and where the path splits a second time, go right. Compounds facing point lock n. Railways a locking device that ensures the proper closing of facing points. ΚΠ 1874 R. C. Rapier On Fixed Signals Railways 66 When used as an outlying facing-point lock, no locking bars or detector bolts were required. 2007 European Patent Applic. 1860238 A2 2 A facing point lock is necessary to ensure the closed blade does not move away from the left running rail when trains pass over the closed switching device. facing points n. Railways a set of points where lines diverge as seen from an approaching train; contrasted with trailing points. ΚΠ 1846 Times 12 May 8/6 Knowing the danger arising from facing points, I felt sure they must have been in some way connected with the accident. 1886 Encycl. Brit. XX. 238 Many accidents have been caused to trains by facing-points..turning the train unexpectedly into a siding. 2007 Birmingham Post (Nexis) 27 Feb. 5 Investigation of the lock and stretcher bars in the facing points at Lambrigg crossover showed that one of three stretcher bars was missing. 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