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Webster 1913 Edition
Facework
Face′workˊ
,Noun.
The material of the outside or front side, as of a wall or building; facing.
Definition 2024
facework
facework
English
Noun
facework (uncountable)
- The material of the outside or front side, as of a wall or building.
- (sociology, psychology) The communicative strategies involved in upholding face, or social prestige.
- (mining) work done at the face, such as the coalface
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Synonyms
- (material of outside or front side): facing