facework
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]facework (usually uncountable, plural faceworks)
- The material of the outside or front side, as of a wall or building.
- (sociology, psychology) The communicative strategies involved in upholding face, or social prestige.
- (mining) work done at the face, such as the coalface
Synonyms
[edit]- (material of outside or front side): facing