Face

From Plastic Tub

face n 1. A collection of sensory organs mounted on the frontal surface of the head of more-or-less complex biological entities. 2. The surface which presents itself (The face of the cliff; the bald face truth.) 3. A communicative device somewhat awkwardly utilized by blind men. 4. Home of the mustache.

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"The face is the primary mode of expression for humans, chimps, and crickets. Hands are a close second for all three species." -- Clementine, Dapper. A Nature Lover's Guide to Loving in Nature. University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis. 1971.

"Face it; we're finished." -- Marvin Rex Rittenhouse, from the last column of The Backyard Fence, perhaps alluding to a rumored blackmail scheme by Patter O'Donnely.

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