designslinger - Word of the Week: facing


[facing (1921) Wrigley Building /Image & Artwork: designslinger]

facing [FEY-sing] n. a veneer of material such as brick masonry, metal plaster, stone stucco, terra-cotta or decorative wood;


[facing (1899/1902) Gage Brothers & Company Building, 18 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago /Image & Artwork: designslinger]

used to face the surface of a rougher or less attractive material.
Posted by designslinger at 9/28/2011 4:00 AM
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