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Face
- For the novel, see Face (Benjamin Zephaniah). For other uses, see Face (disambiguation).
| Face | |
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| The human face (Mona Lisa). | |
| Latin | faciesa |
| MeSH | Face |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | f_01/12350945 |
The face is the front part of the head, in humans from the forehead to chin including the hair, forehead, eyebrow, eyes, nose, cheeks, mouth, lips, philtrum, teeth, skin, and chin. The face is used for expression, appearance and identity amongst others.
The face as a means of recognition
The face is wide, and is the feature which best distinguishes a person, often at first glance. It is located on the upper portion of the human body and is unique.
Likewise, caricatures often exaggerate facial features to make a face easily recognized in association with a pronounced portion of the face of the individual in question—for example, a caricature of Osama Binladen might focus on his facial hair and nose; a caricature of George W. Bush might enlarge his ears to the size of an elephants, and a caricature of Jay Leno may pronounce his head and chin. Exaggeration of memorable features helps people to recognize others when presented in a caricature form.
Cosmetic surgery is often used to alter the appearance of the facial features.
See also
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