facing
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
facing/ˈfeɪsɪŋ/
▶noun
- 1 a piece of material sewn on the inside of a garment, especially at the neck and armholes, to strengthen it.
■ (facings) the cuffs, collar, and lapels of a military jacket, contrasting in colour with the rest of the garment.
- 2 an outer layer covering the surface of a wall.
'facing' also found in these Oxford entries:
abaxial
- abreast
- adaxial
- ashlar
- aspect
- axe
- back
- backhand
- backhanded
- back-to-back
- box pleat
- carryall
- centre spread
- country dance
- customer-facing
- dashboard
- dayside
- dextrorotatory
- directional
- dos-à-dos
- east
- eastern
- endways
- facade
- flash
- forehand
- forward
- front
- frontispiece
- full face
- gutter
- interfacing
- laevorotatory
- landward
- left
- left field
- line
- nightside
- north
- north-east
- north-eastward
- northern
- north-west
- north-westward
- opposable
- opposite
- picture window
- port
- press-up
