1. [n]  the act of confronting bravely; "he hated facing the facts"; "he excelled in the face of danger"
2. [n]  a vertical surface of a building or cliff
3. [n]  the side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object); "he dealt the cards face down"
4. [n]  the striking or working surface of an implement
5. [n]  the general outward appearance of something; "the face of the city is changing"
6. [n]  the expression on a person's face; "a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face"
7. [n]  impudent aggressiveness; "I couldn't believe her boldness"; "he had the effrontery to question my honesty"
8. [n]  status in the eyes of others; "he lost face"
9. [n]  the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear; "he washed his face"; "I wish I had seen the look on his face when he got the news"
10. [n]  the part of an animal corresponding to the human face
11. [n]  a specific size and style of type within a type family
12. [n]  a contorted facial expression; "she made a grimace at the prospect"
13. [n]  a surface forming part of the outside of an object; "he examined all sides of the crystal"; "dew dripped from the face of the leaf"
14. [n]  (synecdoche) a part of a person that is used to refer to a person; "he looked out at a roomful of faces"; "when he returned to work he met many new faces"
15. [v]  deal with (something unpleasant) head on; "You must confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes"
16. [v]  present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize; "We confronted him with the evidence"; "He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions"; "An enormous dilemma faces us"
17. [v]  oppose, as in hostility or a competition; "You must confront your opponent"; "Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring"; "The two enemies finally confronted each other"
18. [v]  cover the front or surface of; "The building was faced with beautiful stones"
19. [v]  line the edge (of a garment) with a different material; "face the lapels of the jacket"
20. [v]  turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction; "Turn and face your partner now"
21. [v]  turn so as to expose the face; "face a playing card"
22. [v]  face in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to; "The house looks north"; "My backyard look onto the pond"; "The building faces the park"
23. [v]  be opposite; "the facing page"; "the two sofas face each other"

1. \Face\, n. [F., from L. facies form, shape, face, perh.
   from facere to make (see {Fact}); or perh. orig. meaning
   appearance, and from a root meaning to shine, and akin to E.
   fancy. Cf. {Facetious}.]
   1. The exterior form or appearance of anything; that part
      which presents itself to the view; especially, the front
      or upper part or surface; that which particularly offers
      itself to the view of a spectator.
   
            A mist . . . watered the whole face of the ground.
                                                  --Gen. ii. 6.
   
            Lake Leman wooes me with its crystal face. --Byron.
   
   2. That part of a body, having several sides, which may be
      seen from one point, or which is presented toward a
      certain direction; one of the bounding planes of a solid;
      as, a cube has six faces.
   
   3. (Mach.)
      (a) The principal dressed surface of a plate, disk, or
          pulley; the principal flat surface of a part or
          object.
      (b) That part of the acting surface of a cog in a cog
          wheel, which projects beyond the pitch line.
      (c) The width of a pulley, or the length of a cog from end
          to end; as, a pulley or cog wheel of ten inches face.
   
   4. (Print.)
      (a) The upper surface, or the character upon the surface,
          of a type, plate, etc.
      (b) The style or cut of a type or font of type.
   
   5. Outside appearance; surface show; look; external aspect,
      whether natural, assumed, or acquired.
   
            To set a face upon their own malignant design.
                                                  --Milton.
   
            This would produce a new face of things in Europe.
                                                  --Addison.
   
            We wear a face of joy, because We have been glad of
            yore.                                 --Wordsworth.
   
   6. That part of the head, esp. of man, in which the eyes,
      cheeks, nose, and mouth are situated; visage; countenance.
   
            In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread.
                                                  --Gen. iii.
                                                  19.
   
   7. Cast of features; expression of countenance; look; air;
      appearance.
   
            We set the best faceon it we could.   --Dryden.
   
   8. (Astrol.) Ten degrees in extent of a sign of the zodiac.
      --Chaucer.
   
   9. Maintenance of the countenance free from abashment or
      confusion; confidence; boldness; shamelessness;
      effrontery.
   
            This is the man that has the face to charge others
            with false citations.                 --Tillotson.
   
   10. Presence; sight; front; as in the phrases, before the
       face of, in the immediate presence of; in the face of,
       before, in, or against the front of; as, to fly in the
       face of danger; to the face of, directly to; from the
       face of, from the presence of.
   
   11. Mode of regard, whether favorable or unfavorable; favor
       or anger; mostly in Scriptural phrases.
   
             The Lord make his face to shine upon thee. --Num.
                                                  vi. 25.
   
             My face [favor] will I turn also from them. --Ezek.
                                                  vii. 22.
   
   12. (Mining) The end or wall of the tunnel, drift, or
       excavation, at which work is progressing or was last
       done.
   
   13. (Com.) The exact amount expressed on a bill, note, bond,
       or other mercantile paper, without any addition for
       interest or reduction for discount.
   
   

2. \Face\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Faced}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Facing}.]
   1. To meet in front; to oppose with firmness; to resist, or
      to meet for the purpose of stopping or opposing; to
      confront; to encounter; as, to face an enemy in the field
      of battle.
   
            I'll face This tempest, and deserve the name of
            king.                                 --Dryden.
   
   2. To Confront impudently; to bully.
   
            I will neither be facednor braved.    --Shak.
   
   3. To stand opposite to; to stand with the face or front
      toward; to front upon; as, the apartments of the general
      faced the park.
   
            He gained also with his forces that part of Britain
            which faces Ireland.                  --Milton.
   
   4. To cover in front, for ornament, protection, etc.; to put
      a facing upon; as, a building faced with marble.
   
   5. To line near the edge, esp. with a different material; as,
      to face the front of a coat, or the bottom of a dress.
   
   6. To cover with better, or better appearing, material than
      the mass consists of, for purpose of deception, as the
      surface of a box of tea, a barrel of sugar, etc.
   
   7. (Mach.) To make the surface of (anything) flat or smooth;
      to dress the face of (a stone, a casting, etc.); esp., in
      turning, to shape or smooth the flat surface of, as
      distinguished from the cylindrical surface.
   
   8. To cause to turn or present a face or front, as in a
      particular direction.
   
   {To face down}, to put down by bold or impudent opposition.
      ``He faced men down.'' --Prior.
   
   {To face (a thing) out}, to persist boldly or impudently in
      an assertion or in a line of conduct. ``That thinks with
      oaths to face the matter out.'' --Shak.
   
   

3. \Face\, v. i.
   1. To carry a false appearance; to play the hypocrite. ``To
      lie, to face, to forge.'' --Spenser.
   
   2. To turn the face; as, to face to the right or left.
   
            Face about, man; a soldier, and afraid! --Dryden.
   
   3. To present a face or front.
   
   

means simply presence, as when it is recorded that Adam and Eve hid themselves from the "face [R.V., 'presence'] of the Lord God" (Gen. 3:8; comp. Ex. 33:14, 15, where the same Hebrew word is rendered "presence"). The "light of God's countenance" is his favour (Ps. 44:3; Dan. 9:17). "Face" signifies also anger, justice, severity (Gen. 16:6, 8; Ex. 2:15; Ps. 68:1; Rev. 6:16). To "provoke God to his face" (Isa. 65:3) is to sin against him openly.

The Jews prayed with their faces toward the temple and Jerusalem (1 Kings 8:38, 44, 48; Dan. 6:10). To "see God's face" is to have access to him and to enjoy his favour (Ps. 17:15; 27:8). This is the privilege of holy angels (Matt. 18:10; Luke 1:19). The "face of Jesus Christ" (2 Cor. 4:6) is the office and person of Christ, the revealer of the glory of God (John 1:14, 18).