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facing

1 7.2

A strip of cloth that you sew to a garment edge to make it neat and strong

noun
/ˈfeɪsɪŋ/

Specialized

: forro

An elegant black tuxedo jacket with silk facings and tails to the knees is fitted to his torso.

After that, you must make your facing patterns first, number three.

Examples

With right sides together, join the front and back facings at the shoulder seam.

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The dress was finished with a lovely facing that added an elegant touch at the neckline.
And here it is, the facing and the band.
And unfortunately, the facing just did not hold.
Attach the inserts inside the garment by sewing them to the facings; alternatively, make them removable by using snaps or hooks and eyes to hold them in place.

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She chose a bright floral facing to complement the plain fabric of the blouse.
To improve durability, he reinforced the edges with a sturdy facing made of denim.

Synonyms

edging

vsfacing

4 4.8

A strip of material that you add along an edge to give a neat, decorative finish

is sewn as an inner strip to line or strengthen the garment edge

Compounds

facing pages

Specialized

1 3.0

Two pages that are opposite each other when a book is open

stone facing

Specialized

6.6

A layer of stone attached to the outside of a wall or riverbank to protect it

Surface Forms

facing singular

facings plural

Morphology

facing = face (transparent) = face + ing

A regular nominalization from the verb 'face' using '-ing' denoting the material or layer used to face or cover a surface, so the meaning follows directly from the base.

Etymology

Facing comes from the common word face and the ending -ing, where face means 'front' or 'outside'. Think of a small strip sewn to the front edge of a jacket that 'faces' outward to protect and make the edge look neat, so a facing is a piece added to the edge.