facing (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[facing 词源字典]
"defiance," 1520s, verbal noun from face (v.). Meaning "action of turning the face toward" is from 1540s; that of "covering in front of a garment" is from 1560s; that of "a coating" is from 1580s; that of "front or outer part of a wall, building, etc.," is from 1823. Earliest use is as "disfiguring, defacing" (c. 1400).[facing etymology, facing origin, 英语词源]
facing (adj.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
1560s, "audacious," present participle adjective from face (v.). From 1849 as "that is opposite to."