Face

Face

The face is a central sense organ complex, normally on the ventral surface of the head for animals that have one. It can, depending on the definition in the human case, include the hair, forehead, eyebrow, eyelashes, eyes, nose, ears, cheeks, mouth, lips, philtrum, temple, teeth, skin, and chin. The face has uses of expression, appearance, and identity amongst others. It also has different senses like olfaction, taste, hearing, and vision.

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Famous quotes containing the word face:

    “Knowing someone by reputation is not as good as meeting him face to face.”
    —Chinese proverb.

    “Let’s face it, writing is hell.”
    —William Styron (b. 1925)

    “A face peered. All the grey night
    In chaos of vacancy shone;
    Naught but vast sorrow was there—
    The sweet cheat gone.”
    —Walter De La Mare (1873–1956)