The act of facing or confronting something directly; the surface treatment of a material (archaic).
Present participle of 'aface,' with the -ing suffix added to indicate the process or action of confronting.
In old building texts, 'afacing' meant putting a nice outer layer on brick or stone—literally facing it. In combat writing, it meant the bold moment of confrontation.
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