enface

[ en-feys ]

/ ɛnˈfeɪs /

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verb (used with object), en·faced, en·fac·ing.

to write, print, or stamp something on the face of (a note, draft, etc.).

to write, print, or stamp (something) on the face of a note, draft, etc.

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Origin of enface

First recorded in 1860–65; en-¹ + face

OTHER WORDS FROM enface

en·face·ment, noun

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How to use enface in a sentence

One says: That you have been painted en face is the result of more extended study of your physiognomy.
The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume III (of 3)|Alexander Wheelock Thayer
"Mais, monsieur, le monsieur en face m'a dit que monsieur a reu des faux-cols que monsieur——" Confound the collars!
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 108, June 29, 1895|Various
The human form appears almost exclusively (much schematized) en face.
Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1|Various
Renan was quite wrong in that great sentence of his: 'Il ne faut rien dire de limitée en face de l'infini.'
Great Possessions|Mrs. Wilfrid Ward

No, Elf, I will sit here; I will not be en face to that row of tables.
The King of Diamonds|Louis Tracy

British Dictionary definitions for enface (1 of 2)

enface

/ (ɪnˈfeɪs) /

verb

(tr) to write, print, or stamp (something) on the face of (a document)

Derived forms of enface

enfacement, noun

British Dictionary definitions for enface (2 of 2)

en face

/ French (ɑ̃ fas) /

adjective

facing forwards

opposite; facing

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