different between facing vs lacing

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fe?s??/
• Rhymes: -e?s??

Adjective

facing (not comparable)

1. Positioned so as to face (in a particular direction)

   Of an article in one page opening:

2. (rail transport, of points and crossovers) Diverging in the direction of travel.

Antonyms

• trailing

Hyponyms

Derived terms

• facing points

Noun

facing (plural facings)

1. The most external portion of exterior siding.
2. (sewing) Fabric applied to a garment edge on the underside.
3. (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.
4. (military, in the plural) The collar and cuffs of a military coat, commonly of a different colour from the rest of the coat.
5. (military, usually in the plural) The movement of soldiers by turning on their heels to the right, left, or about.

Translations

Verb

facing

1. present participle of face

References

• “facing”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?le?s??/

Verb

lacing

1. present participle of lace

Noun

lacing (plural lacings)

1. That with which something is laced.

   A light lacing of rum goes into the cake batter.

2. The tied or threaded laces that form a netlike pattern.
3. A beating as punishment; a hiding.
   • 1964, Tom Pyle, Beth Day Romulo, Pocantico: Fifty Years on the Rockefeller Domain (page 168)

     The Nelson family chauffeur, Ed, told me that Steven was missing. Ed was angry that the kid had run off, and he said when he got his hands on him he was going to give him a good lacing […]

4. (mining) Lagging, or cross-pieces placed to prevent ore from falling into a passage.
5. (bookbinding) The cords by which the boards of a book are fastened to the back.
6. (shipbuilding) The knee of the head, or lace-piece, a piece of compass or knee timber secured to the back of the figurehead.

Translations

See also

• shoelace

Anagrams

• Anglic