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. McElrath.
Face is used either adjectively or as part of a compound; as, face guard or face-guard; face cloth; face
plan or face-plan; face hammer.
Face ague (Med.), a form of neuralgia, characterized by acute lancinating pains returning at intervals,
and by twinges in certain parts of the face, producing convulsive twitches in the corresponding muscles; —
called also tic douloureux. — Face card, one of a pack of playing cards on which a human face is
represented; the king, queen, or jack. — Face cloth, a cloth laid over the face of a corpse. — Face
guard, a mask with windows for the eyes, worn by workman exposed to great heat, or to flying particles
