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Webster 1913 Edition


Facework

Face′workˊ

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Noun.
The material of the outside or front side, as of a wall or building; facing.

Definition 2024


facework

facework

English

Noun

facework (uncountable)

  1. The material of the outside or front side, as of a wall or building.
  2. (sociology, psychology) The communicative strategies involved in upholding face, or social prestige.
  3. (mining) work done at the face, such as the coalface

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Synonyms

  • (material of outside or front side): facing