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"Section F, G and H"


Cylinder face (Steam Engine), the
flat part of a steam cylinder on which a slide valve moves.
--
Face of an anvil, its flat upper surface.
-- Face of a bastion (Fort.), the part
between the salient and the shoulder angle.
-- Face of
coal
(Mining), the principal cleavage plane, at
right angles to the stratification.
-- Face of a
gun
, the surface of metal at the muzzle. --
Face of a place (Fort.), the front
comprehended between the flanked angles of two neighboring
bastions.
Wilhelm. -- Face of a square
(Mil.), one of the sides of a battalion when formed in a
square.
-- Face of a watch, clock,
compass, card etc.
, the dial or graduated surface on
which a pointer indicates the time of day, point of the compass,
etc.
-- Face to face. (a)
In the presence of each other; as, to bring the accuser and the
accused face to face.
(b) Without the
interposition of any body or substance.


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