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facedown

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face⋅down

[adv. feys-doun; n. feys-doun]
–adverb
1. with the face or the front or upper surface downward: He was lying facedown on the floor. Deal the cards facedown on the table.
–noun
2. Also, face-down. Informal. a direct confrontation; showdown.

Origin:
1930–35; (def. 1) face + down 1 ; (def. 2) n. use of v. phrase face down
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