Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To renew the face, façade, or front of, as of a building; resurface: as, to reface a cut stone.
  • To recolor (tea) for the market. See facing, 3.
  • In dressmaking, to put a new facing in (a garment).

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb transitive To replace the face or surface of something; to create a new outer layer.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb put a new facing on (a garment)
  • verb provide with a new facing

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re- +‎ face.

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