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Definition of Facings
1. facing [n] - See also: facing
Lexicographical Neighbors of Facings
Literary usage of Facings
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Practical Treatise on Artificial Crown-, Bridge-, and Porcelain-work by George Evans (1920)
"CHAPTER II REPLACEABLE PORCELAIN facings AND TEETH REPLACEABLE ORDINARY PORCELAIN
PACINGS WITH CAST ... Replaceable Ordinary Porcelain facings with Cast Box ..."
2. Infantry Tactics, Double and Single Rank, Adapted to American Topography and by Emory Upton (1875)
"facings. 19. To the right or left. The instructor commands: 1. ... The facings
to the left are executed upon the same heel as the facings to the right. ..."
3. Officers of the British Forces in Canada During the War of 1812-15 by L. Homfray Irving, Canadian Military Institute (1908)
"1st Battalion Jackets—blue facings 2nd —green facings 3rd —light buff facings
... 1st Battalion Red coats—blue facings 3rd Red coats—yellow facings 2nd Red ..."
4. Spons' Dictionary of Engineering, Civil, Mechanical, Military, and Naval by Edward Spon, Oliver Byrne (1872)
"On the contrary, the facings of the profile of Fig. 2241) may be easily executed
with materials hard to cut, by adopting the system of irregular joints, ..."
5. Graphite: Its Properties, Occurrence, Refining and Uses by Fritz Cirkel (1907)
"FOUNDRY facings. The last twenty years have witnessed a great improvement in the
foundry practice. From the comparatively light, simple and rough castings ..."
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