EGAVE

facing

About 20.26 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. adjective Positioned so as to face (in a particular direction)
    (Concluded on facing page)
  2. adjective Diverging in the direction of travel.
  3. noun The most external portion of exterior siding.
  4. noun Fabric applied to a garment edge on the underside.
  5. noun A powdered substance, such as charcoal or bituminous coal, applied to the face of a mould, or mixed with the sand that forms it, to give a fine smooth surface to the casting.
  6. noun The collar and cuffs of a military coat, commonly of a different colour from the rest of the coat.
  7. noun The movement of soldiers by turning on their heels to the right, left, or about.
  8. verb present participle and gerund of face
    This side (facing) up.

Similar words

lining cladding veneer front raise traversing weighing surrounding encountering arising

Often followed by

the a page each him up an them her

Word family

facings

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