Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To renew the face, façade, or front of, as of a building; resurface: as, to
reface a cut stone. - To recolor (tea) for the market. See
facing , 3. - In dressmaking, to put a new facing in (a garment).
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- verb transitive To
replace theface orsurface of something; to create anew outerlayer .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb put a new facing on (a garment)
- verb provide with a new facing
Etymologies
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Examples
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The options were to replace old cabinets and counters with special-order items, reface the cabinets, or for even less money, schedule a “wood-renewal” process to spruce up the cabinets.
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The options were to replace old cabinets and counters with special-order items, reface the cabinets, or for even less money, schedule a “wood-renewal” process to spruce up the cabinets.
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And again, we just want to reface this by saying, you spent five-and-a-half years overseeing what was going on in Iraq.
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STROMER: Or reface some cabinetry and save some money.
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Dashing far ahead of his staff and orderlies, tearing from wood to wood, to close in the fatal gap and reface his lines -- a volley from a squad of Hood's pickets drops the great corps commander,
The Little Lady of Lagunitas A Franco-Californian Romance Richard Savage 1874
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Sony was looking to reface itself somewhat by introducing a minty fresh retail look that takes a note or two from the Microsoft shops already in existence, and for those lucky enough to find themselves in Nagoya this weekend, you can check it out in person.
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Clearwire employees volunteered to reface the façade of the school building, add new landscaping at the entrance, and upgrade the computer classroom.www. theclearblog.com.
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No more cutting down of your cabinet into pieces and install new ones, just simply reface your cabinets that would surely saves you a lot of money, time and labor.
EzineArticles 2010
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Tubbesing plans to uncover the old stonework, restore the original corner entrance at Johnson Drive and Nieman Road, and reface newer portions of the bank building with stone and brick.
Philadelphia Business News - Local Philadelphia News | The Philadelphia Business Journal 2010
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Tubbesing plans to uncover the old stonework, restore the original corner entrance at Johnson Drive and Nieman Road, and reface newer portions of the bank building with stone and brick.
Philadelphia Business News - Local Philadelphia News | The Philadelphia Business Journal 2010
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