face down

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Word Origin & History

late 13c., "front of the head," from Old French face (12c.) "face, countenance, look, appearance," from Vulgar Latin *facia (cf. Italian faccia), from Latin facies "appearance, form, figure," and secondarily "visage, countenance;" probably related to facere "to make" (see factitious).

Replaced Old English andwlita (from root of wlitan "to see, look") and ansyn, the usual word (from the root of seon "see"). In French, the use of face for "front of the head" was given up 17c. and replaced by visage (older vis), from Latin visus "sight." To lose face (or save face), 1876, is said to be from Chinese tu lien. Face value was originally (1878) of bank notes, postage stamps, etc.

Example Sentences forface down

He grabbed a handful of shirt on the first torpedo and poked his face down.

Wade was lying under the shelter, face down into his coat-sleeve.

And with a sort of grateful, loving tenderness, she drew his face down to hers and kissed him.

"You are angry," she was crying now, her face down on her hands.

I lifted my arm and put it round her neck and drew her face down to mine.

"Then you will be naughty, and papa cannot love you," bending his face down to hers.

At night, when it is all soft dark, and when she puts her face down on my pillow.

Then he drew his face down, kissed him, and taking him by the hand led him forward.

He reached the still figure where it lay slackly, face down.

She was instantly on her knees beside him, drawing his face down to hers.

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