The face is a central sense organ complex, normally on the ventral surface of the head for animals that have one. It can, depending on the definition in the human case, include the hair, forehead, eyebrow, eyelashes, eyes, nose, ears, cheeks, mouth, lips, philtrum, temple, teeth, skin, and chin. The face has uses of expression, appearance, and identity amongst others. It also has different senses like olfaction, taste, hearing, and vision.
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Famous quotes containing the word face:
“We see God face to face every hour, and know the savor of Nature.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“Each of us, face to face with other men, is clothed with some sort of dignity, but we know only too well all the unspeakable things that go on in the heart.”
—Luigi Pirandello (1867–1936)
“You can always see a face in the fire.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)