facia

[fey-shuh]

noun

Chiefly British.

1. dashboard.

facia

/ ˈfeɪʃɪə /

noun

1. a variant spelling of fascia

Other Word Forms

• facial adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of facia¹

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

Example Sentences

“We have been in close communication with Joe Gibbs Racing and they have acknowledged that the tape added to the front facias of the #11 and the #18 was not permissible by NASCAR’s rules.”

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Rotted clapboard, windows, soffits and facia will all need to be replaced.

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Yes, having two such experiences in one generation skews our perspective, but that is not a prima facia argument against the practice.

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It says the EF-1 twister with estimated peak winds of 105 mph touched down Monday afternoon in Spencer County, damaging at least three homes, mostly to their roofs and facia.

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"Kendal Milne" is still visible on the marble facia above the store entrance.

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