n. The front part of the human head, and by extension of the head of any animal, made up of the forehead, eyes, nose, mouth, cheeks, and chin; the visage; the countenance.n. Aspect or expression of the face; look; countenance; manner of regard, as implying approval or disapproval: as, he set his face against it.n. An expressive look; an assumed facial aspect indicative of some feeling, especially one of ridicule, disgust, or the like. See to make a face, below.n. Decent outward appearance; aspect or semblance of propriety.n. Confidence, as indicated by the expression of the countenance; effrontery; audacity; assurance; impudence.n. Front; presence; sight: as in the phrases before the face, in the face, to the face, from the face.n. In anatomy, technically, a part of the head or skull distinguished from the cranium proper or brain-box, the facial region or facies, containing the eyes, nose, and mouth, but not the ears. See facial.n. In entomology, the front of an insect's head between the compound eyes.n. In botany, the upper or inner or free surface of an organ, as opposed to the back.n. The front or the principal surface of anything; the surface presented to view, or the side or part of a side on which the use of the thing depends: as, the face of the earth or of the waters; the face of a clock (the dial), of a plane (the sole), of a hammer (the striking-surface of the head), of a type (the surface giving the impression), etc.n. A plane surface of a solid; one of the surfaces bounding a solid: as, the face of an arrowhead. Thus, a cube or die has six faces; an octahedron has eight faces.n. That part of the cog of a geared wheel which projects beyond the pitch-line.n. The working or cutting portion of a grinding-wheel, or the edge of any cutting-tool.n. That part of the surface of a valve which comes in contact with the seat.n. In mining, but chiefly in coalmining: Properly, the front of a working; that part of the coal-seam which is being mined. Sometimes also called the working-face.n. Sometimes, improperly, same as back or cleat.n. The superficial appearance or seeming of anything; observable state or condition; aspect in general.n. In astrology, one of thirty-six parts of the zodiac formed by dividing each sign into three equal parts.n. The words of a written paper, especially of a commercial or legal paper, as a note or judgment, in their apparent or obvious meaning; specifically— the express terms;n. the principal sum due, exclusive of interest accrued by law: as, the face of a draft.n. In arch., same as band, 2 .n. In bookbinding, the front edge or fore edge of a book.To turn the face or front full toward; confront; be or stand in front of or opposite to, literally or figuratively: as, to face an audience; the house faces the sea; we are facing important events.Hence To confront boldly; make a stand against; oppose or defy: as, to face the consequences.To cover or partly cover with something in front.Specifically— Of buildings: as, a house faced with marble.In tailoring, dressmaking, etc., to cover some part of (a garment), as lappets or the hem, with another material. See revers and facing.To smooth or dress the face of, as a stone, etc.To turn the face of upward; expose the face of in dealing: said of a playing-card.Hence— To face it out by sheer audacity.To persist in maintaining (an assertion which is not true); maintain unblushingly and shamelessly; brave, as a charge, with effrontery: as, she faced it out.To appear.To carry a false appearance; play the hypocrite.To brag; rail; vaunt; boast.To turn the face; especially, in military tactics, to turn on the heel to the right or left, or to a reverse position, as at the word of command, right face, left face, or right about face.To deface.To damage or spoil the surface of, as by wear or accident.n. An obsolete form of fesse.n. See the extract.n. In geometry, the angle of two consecutive edges of an angloid.n. In architecture, the outer and generally vertical surface of any part of a building, whether a single stone or course of stones, or a whole side, front, or rear.n. In turpentine orcharding, the surface of wood exposed on the side of the trunk of the pine to cause the resin to flow. There may be two or three faces to a tree. A crop consists of about 10,500 faces.n. In fortification, the outer side of a bastion or lunette: in contradistinction to the inner side or flank.n. In mech.: A smooth or polished surface.n. The side of a slide-valve which slides on the seat; the seat or surface on which a slide-valve travels.n. The contact-surface of a valve which lifts from its seat to open the passage through.In post-office usage, to arrange (letters) with their faces in one direction: as, to face the stamped and paid letters.To give a false face or surface to; cause to imitate something else, fraudulently; specifically, to color (tea or coffee) so as to give a false impression of superior quality.In horticulture, to place a layer of apples (usually with the stem ends uppermost or outermost) next the head of (the barrel), so that the fruit will have a uniform and attractive appearance when the barrel is opened.