Dictionary of Civil Engineering: English-French

To cover a construction with a brick or quarry stone facing. Syn. with CLAD
Syn. with BED
In tunneling, transverse and vertical part to the axis of the work to be build where the ground is in the process of cutting to carry out the excavation. It is the surface of ground bordering the site on the side where it progresses. Syn. with DIGGING FACE
Syn. with DRESS; STRAIGHTEN; TRIM
The face of a structural component (stone, brick) that remains apparent after its laying. (The part restrained in the construction is the tailing.)
Syn. with FACEWORK: FACING
Syn. with TO COUNTERBORE
One of the plane surfaces of a brick or a dressed stone. Syn. with SIDE
Syn. with FACING or FACING FACE