facework
English
Etymology
face + work
Noun
facework (usually uncountable, plural faceworks)
- The material of the outside or front side, as of a wall or building.
- (sociology, psychology) The communicative strategies involved in upholding face, or social prestige.
- (mining) work done at the face, such as the coalface
Synonyms
- (material of outside or front side): facing
Related terms
- faceworker