Etymology
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facing (n.)

"defiance," 1520s, verbal noun from face (v.). Meaning "action of turning the face toward" is from 1540s; that of "covering in front of a garment" is from 1560s; that of "a coating" is from 1580s; that of "front or outer part of a wall, building, etc.," is from 1823. Earliest use is as "disfiguring, defacing" (c. 1400).

facing (adj.)

1560s, "audacious," present-participle adjective from face (v.). From 1849 as "that is opposite to."

Entries linking to facing

face (v.)
"confront with assurance; show a bold face," mid-15c., from face (n.). From c. 1400 as "deface, disfigure." Meaning "to cover with something in front" is from 1560s; that of "turn the face toward" is from 1630s; meaning "be on the opposite page to" is from 1766. Intransitive sense "to turn the face" (especially in military tactics) is from 1630s. Related: Faced; facing. To face the music (1850, in U.S. Congressional debates) probably is theatrical rather than a reference to cavalry horses.
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Definitions of facing

facing (n.)
a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening;
facing (n.)
an ornamental coating to a building;
Synonyms: veneer
facing (n.)
a protective covering that protects the outside of a building;
Synonyms: cladding
facing (n.)
providing something with a surface of a different material;
Synonyms: lining
From wordnet.princeton.edu

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