reface
verb[T]
uk/ˌriːˈfeɪs/us/ˌriːˈfeɪs/to put anextralayerontopof what is already on thefrontof abuildingorstructure:
A 14th-centurymosquethat had been refaced withconcretewill berestoredby the Trust.
Workersrebuiltand refaced theexteriorwallsof the twobuildings.
- They have refaced thepalacein a Neoclassicalstyle.
- Around two hundredyearsago he refaced theentranceof thefarmhouse.
- She wasimpressedby thelargewhite-columnedportico, thecleanedand refacedbrickwork, and theelegantwhiteshutterson thewindows.
- Thefacadeof themainhousewas refaced in 1710.
- Thestepsaregranite, and the refacedexterior,columns, andbalustradesaremarbleandlimestone.
- Instead of doing awholekitchenmakeover, they might reface thecabinetsorchangethefixtures.
Covering and adding layers
- additive
- asphalt
- bestrew
- blanket
- blindfold
- gilt
- gum
- gumsomethingup
- inlaid
- lag
- laminate
- layer
- render
- retread
- seasoned
- slapsomethingon
- smothersomethingin/withsomething
- studded
- tent
- wax
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