Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Face \Face\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Faced}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Facing}.]
   1. To meet in front; to oppose with firmness; to resist, or
      to meet for the purpose of stopping or opposing; to
      confront; to encounter; as, to face an enemy in the field
      of battle.

            I'll face This tempest, and deserve the name of
            king.                                 --Dryden.

   2. To Confront impudently; to bully.

            I will neither be facednor braved.    --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.

Facing \Fa"cing\, n.
   1. 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.

   2. A lining placed near the edge of a garment for ornament or
      protection.

   3. (Arch.) 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.

   4. (Founding) A powdered substance, as charcoal, bituminous
      coal, ect., applied to the face of a mold, or mixed with
      the sand that forms it, to give a fine smooth surface to
      the casting.

   5. (Mil.)
      (a) pl. The collar and cuffs of a military coat; --
          commonly of a color different from that of the coat.
      (b) The movement of soldiers by turning on their heels to
          the right, left, or about; -- chiefly in the pl.

   {Facing brick}, front or pressed brick.

Source : WordNet®

facing
     n 1: a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation
          or strengthening
     2: an ornamental coating to a building [syn: {veneer}]
     3: a protective covering that protects the outside of a
        building [syn: {cladding}]
     4: providing something with a surface of a different material
        [syn: {lining}]
     5: the act of confronting bravely; "he hated facing the facts";
        "he excelled in the face of danger" [syn: {face}]