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1. That his rise hath been by her and her husband's means, and that it is a most inconceivable thing how this man can have the face to use her and her family with the neglect that he do them. Pepys , Diary, III. 132. This gentleman becoming a urance; advantages of face . is particularly remarkable for a none are more ble ed with the Goldsmith, Citizen of the World, lxviii. 6. Front; presence; sight: as in the phrases before the face, in the face, to the face, from the face. Honours, grace, and dignities he ever bestoweth upon those that have done him any memorable service in the face of his enemies.