facia

American  

[fey-shuh] / ˈfeɪ ʃə /

noun

Chiefly British.

1. dashboard.

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facia British  

/ ˈfeɪʃɪə /

noun

1. a variant spelling of fascia

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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

Not being able to make myself understood I went outside, looked at the facia, and found I had gone to the wrong address.

From Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons Wesel, Sennelager, Klingelputz, Ruhleben by Mahoney, Henry Charles

All unsuccessful dogmatical attempts of reason are facia, which it is always useful to submit to the censure of the sceptic.

From The Critique of Pure Reason by Meiklejohn, John Miller Dow

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.

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

From Dragon's blood by Rideout, Henry Milner

Having a written copy of a published libel in one's own handwriting may be prima facia evidence; but it is not so with a printed copy.

From The Trial of Reuben Crandall, M.D. Charged with Publishing and Circulating Seditious and Incendiary Papers, &c. in the District of Columbia, with the Intent of Exciting Servile Insurrection. Carefully Reported, and Compiled from the Written Statements of the Court and the Counsel. by Unknown