vis (2)

[Fr.=a visage, from Lat. visum, acc us. of vis us the vision, sight.] [VISAGE.] Face. (Only used in the phrase vis - à - vis.) vis-à-vis (pron. viz-a-vi'), adv . & s. [Fr.=face to face.] A. As adjective : In a position facing each other. standing or sitting face to face. B. As substantive : 1. One who or that which is opposite to or face to face with another; specifically, one who faces another in certain dances, as in a quadrille. "Mi Blanche was indeed the vis - à - vis of Mi Laura." -Thackeray: Pen dennis, ch. xxvii. 4421