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单词 on the face of
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on (also upon, from) the face of
d. The inscribed side of a document, letter, etc. Hence (chiefly Law) on (also upon, from) the face of: (a document, etc.) in the words of, in the plain sense of; also figurative. See also on (also †in) the face of it at Phrases 8g.
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society > communication > writing > written text > layout > [noun] > inscribed side of document
face1632
the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > meaning of linguistic unit > [adverb]
formally1526
in the same sense1534
to that sense1594
explicitly1605
evolvedlya1641
on (also upon, from) the face of1719
1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. vi. 288 Their Great Seale..locked in vpon the lower face of the Parchment.
1719 F. Hare Church-authority Vindicated Pref. 8 The power and authority of the Ministers..as it appears upon the face of Scripture.
1748 S. Richardson Clarissa VII. xxiv. 106 An unprejudiced eye, upon the face of the letter, would condemn the writer of it.
1770 Earl of Chatham in ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) I. Pref. p. xiii The court..are so confined to the record, that they cannot take notice of any thing that does not appear on the face of it.
1817 W. Selwyn Abridgem. Law Nisi Prius (ed. 4) II. 1248 It ought to appear on the face of the plea, that [etc.].
a1832 J. Bentham Ess. Lang. in Wks. (1843) VIII. 327 Of the history of language, no inconsiderable part remains to this day written upon the face of it.
1877 Ann. Rep. Inspectors State Prison in Charities & Corrections Michigan 46 The following gathered from the account with Mr. Hollingsworth and from the face of the contracts with him.
1908 C. R. Scargill-Bird Guide to P.R.O. 81 The Signet Letter..omitting from the face of the document both the name and titles of the King and of the person to whom it was addressed.
1922 People's Home Jrnl. July 26/1 He had laid that letter face upward beside his plate.
1994 E. A. Martin Dict. Law (ed. 3) at Intention of testator There are rules of construction to enable the testator's intention to be ascertained where it is not clear from the face of the will.
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