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F . . The initials on a powder cask, denote _fine grain_.
F . .S. The sigla denoting a Fellow of the Royal Society.
FACE . The edge of a sharp instrument. Also, the word of command to soldiers, marines, and small-arm men, to turn upon the heel a quarter or half a circle round in the direction ordered.
FACE OF A GUN . The surface of the metal at the extremity of the muzzle.
FACE-PIECE . A piece of elm tabled on to the knee of the head, in the fore-part, to assist the conversion of the main piece; and likewise to shorten the upper bolts, and prevent the cables from rubbing against them as the knee gets worn.
FACED . Turned up with facings on the cuffs and collars of uniforms and regimentals.
FACES OF A WORK . In fortification, are the two lines forming its most prominent salient angle.
FACHON . An Anglo-Norman term for a sword or falchion.
FACING . Letting one piece of timber into another with a rabbet to give additional strength or finish. Also, a movement for forming soldiers and small-arm men.--_Facings._ The front of regimentals and uniforms.
FACK . _See_ FAKE.
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