face

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the side upon which the use of a thing depends, usually the most prominent surface of an object

   I dealt the cards face down.

2. 2
   noun

   the general outward appearance of something

   the face of the city is changing

3. 3
   noun

   status in the eyes of others

   The company lost face after its latest debacle.

4. 4
   noun

   the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

   Every morning, I wash my face.

5. 5
   noun

   a part of a person that is used to refer to a person

   The actor looked out at a roomful of faces.

6. 6
   verb

   cover the front or surface of

   The building was faced with beautiful stones

7. 7
   verb

   line the edge (of a garment) with a different material

   face the lapels of the jacket

8. 8
   verb

   turn so as to face

   turn the face in a certain direction

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Late Latin faciēs Late Latin facia Old French facebor. Middle English face English face From Middle English face, from Old French face, from Late Latin facia, from Latin faciēs (“form, appearance”). Doublet of facies. Displaced native onlete (“face, countenance, appearance”), anleth (“face”), from Old English anwlite, andwlita, compare German Antlitz; Old English ansīen (“face”), Middle English neb (“face, nose”) (from Old English nebb), Middle English ler, leor, leer (“face, cheek, countenance”) (from Old English hlēor), and non-native Middle Englis…