Definition of face

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Face (n.) That part of the acting surface of a cog in a cog wheel, which projects beyond the pitch line..

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Stria :: Stria (n.) A minute groove, or channel; a threadlike line, as of color; a narrow structural band or line; a striation; as, the striae, or groovings, produced on a rock by a glacier passing over it; the striae on the surface of a shell; a stria of nervous matter in the brain..
Clathrate :: Clathrate (a.) Having the surface marked with raised lines resembling a lattice, as many shells..
Sweep :: Sweep (v. i.) To brush swiftly over the surface of anything; to pass with switness and force, as if brushing the surface of anything; to move in a stately manner; as, the wind sweeps across the plain; a woman sweeps through a drawing-room..
Level :: Level (a.) Even; flat; having no part higher than another; having, or conforming to, the curvature which belongs to the undisturbed liquid parts of the earth's surface; as, a level field; level ground; the level surface of a pond or lake..
Affront :: Affront (v. t.) To offend by some manifestation of disrespect; to insult to the face by demeanor or language; to treat with marked incivility.
Spring :: Spring (v. i.) To bend from a straight direction or plane surface; to become warped; as, a piece of timber, or a plank, sometimes springs in seasoning..
Graze :: Graze (v. t.) To rub or touch lightly the surface of (a thing) in passing; as, the bullet grazed the wall..
Grave :: Grave (superl.) Not light or gay; solemn; sober; plain; as, a grave color; a grave face..
Scragged :: Scragged (a.) Rough with irregular points, or a broken surface; scraggy; as, a scragged backbone..
Obliterate :: Obliterate (v. t.) To erase or blot out; to efface; to render undecipherable, as a writing..
Crackle :: Crackle (n.) A condition produced in certain porcelain, fine earthenware, or glass, in which the glaze or enamel appears to be cracked in all directions, making a sort of reticulated surface; as, Chinese crackle; Bohemian crackle..
Smooth :: Smooth (superl.) Having an even surface, or a surface so even that no roughness or points can be perceived by the touch; not rough; as, smooth glass; smooth porcelain..
Grimace :: Grimace (n.) A distortion of the countenance, whether habitual, from affectation, or momentary aad occasional, to express some feeling, as contempt, disapprobation, complacency, etc.; a smirk; a made-up face..
Diaglyphtic :: Diaglyphtic (a.) Represented or formed by depressions in the general surface; as, diaglyphic sculpture or engraving; -- opposed to anaglyphic..
Surface :: Surface (n.) Hence, outward or external appearance..
Glairin :: Glairin (n.) A glairy viscous substance, which forms on the surface of certain mineral waters, or covers the sides of their inclosures; -- called also baregin..
Plane :: Plane (a.) A block or plate having a perfectly flat surface, used as a standard of flatness; a surface plate..
Meson :: Meson (n.) The mesial plane dividing the body of an animal into similar right and left halves. The line in which it meets the dorsal surface has been called the dorsimeson, and the corresponding ventral edge the ventrimeson..
Facet :: Facet (v. t.) To cut facets or small faces upon; as, to facet a diamond..
Slide :: Slide (v. t.) To move along the surface of any body by slipping, or without walking or rolling; to slip; to glide; as, snow slides down the mountain's side..
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