No. 806 in Lithuanian

veido

"Veido" means "face" (genitive case) in English.

In a sentence

Jis atsargiai nuplovė savo veido.
He carefully washed his face.
'veido' is the genitive singular form of 'veidas', meaning 'face'. Here it is used to indicate possession.
Ši knyga yra veido istorijos tyrimas.
This book is a study of the history of faces.
'veido' is used as an attributive genitive to modify 'istorijos' (history), describing the specific history being studied.
Aš pastebėjau ramybės išraišką jos veido.
I noticed an expression of calmness on her face.
'veido' is in the genitive case, used here to indicate the part of the body where the expression was located.

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