defined using the @code{defface} macro (@pxref{Defining Faces}).
Emacs comes with several standard named faces (@pxref{Basic Faces}).
- Many parts of Emacs require named faces, and do not accept
-anonymous faces. These include the functions documented in
-@ref{Attribute Functions}, and the variable @code{font-lock-keywords}
-(@pxref{Search-based Fontification}). Unless otherwise stated, we
-will use the term @dfn{face} to refer only to named faces.
+ Many parts of Emacs require named faces, but some do not accept
+anonymous faces (e.g., the functions documented in @ref{Attribute
+Functions}). Unless otherwise stated, we will use the term @dfn{face}
+to refer only to named faces.
@defun facep object
This function returns a non-@code{nil} value if @var{object} is a