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.
Face, v. i. 1. To carry a false appearance; to play the hypocrite. "To
lie, to face, to forge." Spenser.