façon

[ fa-sawn ]

noun

, French.

, plural fa·çons [f, a, -, sawn].

1. a fashion; manner; style.
2. workmanship; make.

Word History and Origins

Origin of façon¹

First recorded in 1795–1805

Example Sentences

In the suit, SpaceX is asking for an order that would declare SpaceX Facon 9 launch program “federal agency activity,” meaning that the state agency could not regulate it through its permit process, and declare that the commission’s decision to reject the launch plan violated the 1st and 14th amendments of the Constitution.

From Los Angeles Times

Herby’s letter dated June 1 suggests the team change its name to “Macon Facon Bacon,” referring to a plant-based bacon.

From Seattle Times

Herby’s letter dated June 1 suggests the team change its name to “Macon Facon Bacon,” referring to a plant-based bacon.

From Washington Times

For the French, these arrangements were not only accepted but even encouraged by an official edict that governed mariage à la façon du pays, or “the custom of the country.”

From New York Times

Facon’s lawyers said he suffers from hypertension, hepatitis C and type 2 diabetes.

From Washington Post