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Facing vs Faced - What's the difference?

facing | faced |

As adjectives the difference between facing and faced

is that facing is diverging in the direction of travel while faced is drunk.

As verbs the difference between facing and faced

is that facing is present participle of lang=en while faced is past tense of face.

As a noun facing

is the most external portion of exterior siding.

facing

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (rail transport, of points and crossovers) diverging in the direction of travel.

    • Antonyms

    * trailing

    Derived terms

    * facing points

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The most external portion of exterior siding.
  • (sewing) Fabric applied to a garment edge on the underside.
  • (metalworking) A powdered substance, such as charcoal or bituminous coal, applied to the face of a mould, or mixed with the sand that forms it, to give a fine smooth surface to the casting.
  • (military, in the plural) The collar and cuffs of a military coat, commonly of a different colour from the rest of the coat.
  • (military, mostly, plural) The movement of soldiers by turning on their heels to the right, left, or about.

    • Verb

    (head)

    • faced

    English

    Etymology 1

    Verb

    (head)
  • (face)

    • Etymology 2

    abbreviation of shit-faced

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (slang) drunk
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