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facia

American  
[fey-shuh] / ˈfeɪ ʃə /

noun

Chiefly British.
  1. dashboard.


facia British  
/ ˈfeɪʃɪə /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of fascia

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • facial adjective

Etymology

Origin of facia

1880–85; spelling variant of fascia, perhaps through confusion with Latin faciēs, English face, facial, etc.

Example Sentences

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Outside of school--testudine facia, that sort of thing.

From Dragon's blood by Rideout, Henry Milner

The newspaper shop displayed the number given in the note on its grimy facia.

From The Grell Mystery by Froest, Frank

It would be prima facia evidence of an imposter.

From Shadow and Light An Autobiography with Reminiscences of the Last and Present Century by Washington, Booker T.

John Minute, descending from his cab at the door, looked up at the imposing facia with a frown.

From The Man Who Knew by Wallace, Edgar

Thus in the tower of Kenilworth Church, Warwickshire, is a Norman doorway of singular design, from the square band or ornamental facia which environs it.

From The Principles of Gothic Ecclesiastical Architecture, Elucidated by Question and Answer, 4th ed. by Bloxam, Matthew Holbeche