facing
n.
"defiance," 1520s, verbal noun from face, v.. Meaning "action of turning the face toward" is from 1540s; that of "covering in front of a garment" is from 1560s; that of "a coating" is from 1580s; that of "front or outer part of a wall, building, etc.," is from 1823. Earliest use is as "disfiguring, defacing" (c.1400).
adj.
1560s, "audacious," present participle adjective from face, v.. From 1849 as "that is opposite to."