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facing

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Noun
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fac=ing
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17 in 16 verses (in OT : 14 in 13 verses) (in NT : 3 in 3 verses)

CIDE DICTIONARY

facingn. 
  •  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.  [1913 Webster]
  •  A lining placed near the edge of a garment for ornament or protection.  [1913 Webster]
  •  The finishing of any face of a wall with material different from that of which it is chiefly composed, or the coating or material so used.  [1913 Webster]
  •  A powdered substance, as charcoal, bituminous coal, etc., applied to the face of a mold, or mixed with the sand that forms it, to give a fine smooth surface to the casting.  [1913 Webster]
  •  The collar and cuffs of a military coat; -- commonly of a color different from that of the coat.  [1913 Webster]
Facing brick, front or pressed brick.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

facing, n.
1 a a layer of material covering part of a garment etc. for contrast or strength. b (in pl.) the cuffs, collar, etc., of a military jacket.
2 an outer layer covering the surface of a wall etc.

THESAURUS

facing

across, against, antipodal, antithetic, bush, bushing, coat, coating, confronting, contra, contrapositive, converse, doubling, doublure, enamel, eyeball-to-eyeball, facade, filler, filling, film, forward, forwards, front, fronting, frontward, frontwards, fur, headward, headwards, in front of, in opposition to, inlay, inlayer, insole, interlineation, inverse, lacquer, liner, lining, obverse, onward, onwards, opposing, opposite, opposite to, over, over against, overlay, packing, padding, paint, pellicle, polar, polaric, polarized, reverse, revetment, scale, scum, skin, stuffing, surface, toward, vanward, varnish, veneer, versus, vis-a-vis, wadding, wainscot

ROGET THESAURUS

facing

Covering

N covering, cover, baldachin, baldachino, baldaquin, canopy, tilt, awning, tent, marquee, tente d'abri, umbrella, parasol, sunshade, veil (shade), shield, roof, ceiling, thatch, tile, pantile, pentile, tiling, slates, slating, leads, barrack, plafond, planchment, tiling, shed, top, lid, covercle, door, operculum, bulkhead, bandage, plaster, lint, wrapping, dossil, finger stall, coverlet, counterpane, sheet, quilt, tarpaulin, blanket, rug, drugget, housing, antimacassar, eiderdown, numdah, pillowcase, pillowslip, linoleum, saddle cloth, blanket cloth, tidy, tilpah, apishamore, integument, tegument, skin, pellicle, fleece, fell, fur, leather, shagreen, hide, pelt, peltry, cordwain, derm, robe, buffalo robe, cuticle, scarfskin, epidermis, clothing, mask, peel, crust, bark, rind, cortex, husk, shell, coat, eggshell, glume, capsule, sheath, sheathing, pod, cod, casing, case, theca, elytron, elytrum, involucrum, wrapping, wrapper, envelope, vesicle, corn husk, corn shuck, dermatology, conchology, testaceology, inunction, incrustation, superimposition, superposition, obduction, scale, veneer, facing, overlay, plate, silver plate, gold plate, copper plate, engobe, ormolu, Sheffield plate, pavement, coating, paint, varnish, plating, barrel plating, anointing, enamel, epitaxial deposition, vapor deposition, ground, whitewash, plaster, spackel, stucco, compo, cerement, ointment, covering, superimposed, overlaid, plated, cutaneous, dermal, cortical, cuticular, tegumentary, skinny, scaly, squamous, covered, imbricated, loricated, armor plated, ironclad, under cover, cowled, cucullate, dermatoid, encuirassed, hooded, squamiferous, tectiform, vaginate.

Contraposition

N contraposition, opposition, polarity, inversion, opposite side, reverse, inverse, counterpart, antipodes, opposite poles, North and South, antonym, opposite (contrariety), opposite, reverse, inverse, converse, antipodal, subcontrary, fronting, facing, diametrically opposite, Northern, septentrional, Boreal, arctic, Southern, Austral, antarctic, over, over the way, over against, against, face to face, vis-a- vis, as poles asunder.


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