plural of dog-faced baboon

(business) A gradual, deliberate reduction in the quality of manufactured goods in order to increase profit margins.

A face that appears drawn and sunken as a result of long illness or hunger.

Alternative spelling of facsimile

plural of fac-simile

(category theory) Said of a morphism: to be equal to a composition of two morphisms, one of which is the given morphism (that is being said to be "factored through").

(US, informal) A hairstyle where the sides are faded at the temples.

(archaic) A lock with duplicate faces so that the key can enter on either side and the lock can be mounted on either a right-hand or a left-hand door.

double-faced; deceitful

To cease laughing or smiling, etc., and compose one's features.