facia
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
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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It was only four doors farther on, and at this establishment there was a shop front, with the name “B. Sturt” on the facia.
From Thereby Hangs a Tale Volume One by George Manville Fenn
It would be prima facia evidence of an imposter.
From Shadow and Light An Autobiography with Reminiscences of the Last and Present Century by Booker T. Washington
John Minute, descending from his cab at the door, looked up at the imposing facia with a frown.
From The Man Who Knew by Edgar Wallace
The newspaper shop displayed the number given in the note on its grimy facia.
From The Grell Mystery by Frank Froest
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 Matthew Holbeche Bloxam
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