Definition of facing

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of facing is as below...

Facing (n.) A powdered substance, as charcoal, bituminous coal, ect., applied to the face of a mold, or mixed with the sand that forms it, to give a fine smooth surface to the casting..

Lern More About Facing

Frontingly :: Frontingly (adv.) In a fronting or facing position; opposingly.
Anticous :: Anticous (a.) Facing toward the axis of the flower, as in the introrse anthers of the water lily..
Defacement :: Defacement (n.) The act of defacing, or the condition of being defaced; injury to the surface or exterior; obliteration..
Rubble :: Rubble (n.) Water-worn or rough broken stones; broken bricks, etc., used in coarse masonry, or to fill up between the facing courses of walls..
Facing :: Facing (n.) A covering in front, for ornament or other purpose; an exterior covering or sheathing; as, the facing of an earthen slope, sea wall, etc. , to strengthen it or to protect or adorn the exposed surface..
Wharfing :: Wharfing (n.) A mode of facing sea walls and embankments with planks driven as piles and secured by ties.
Prefacing :: Prefacing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Prefac.
Introrse :: Introrse (a.) Turning or facing inward, or toward the axis of the part to which it belongs..
Skimmington :: Skimmington (n.) A word employed in the phrase, To ride Skimmington; that is to ride on a horse with a woman, but behind her, facing backward, carrying a distaff, and accompanied by a procession of jeering neighbors making mock music; a cavalcade in ridicule of a henpecked man. The custom was in vogue in parts of England..
Affronte :: Affronte (a.) Face to face, or front to front; facing..
Deface :: Deface (v. t.) To destroy or mar the face or external appearance of; to disfigure; to injure, spoil, or mar, by effacing or obliterating important features or portions of; as, to deface a monument; to deface an edifice; to deface writing; to deface a note, deed, or bond; to deface a record..
Before :: Before (prep.) In presence or sight of; face to face with; facing.
North :: North (n.) That one of the four cardinal points of the compass, at any place, which lies in the direction of the true meridian, and to the left hand of a person facing the east; the direction opposite to the south..
Surface :: Surfacing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Surfac.
Facing :: Facing (n.) The collar and cuffs of a military coat; -- commonly of a color different from that of the coat.
Busby :: Busby (n.) A military headdress or cap, used in the British army. It is of fur, with a bag, of the same color as the facings of the regiment, hanging from the top over the right shoulder..
Defacing :: Defacing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Defac.
Trifarious :: Trifarious (a.) Facing three ways; arranged in three vertical ranks, as the leaves of veratrum..
Ashler :: Ashler (n.) In the United States especially, a thin facing of squared and dressed stone upon a wall of rubble or brick..
Effacement :: Effacement (n.) The act if effacing; also, the result of the act..
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us