façon

[ fa-sawn ]

/ faˈsɔ̃ /

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noun, plural fa·çons [fa-sawn] /faˈsɔ̃/. French.

a fashion; manner; style.

workmanship; make.

Nearby words

fayre, fayum, faze, fazed, façade, façon, façonné, faïence, fb, fba, fbi

Origin of façon

First recorded in 1795–1805

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for facon

The facon he dropped on my side of the wall, but I had no time to stoop for it just then.
The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story|Various
Now and then he made long, slashing stabs in the air with the facon.
The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story|Various
This may be said to be literally true and not a facon de parler, as I once killed an elk that jumped through a window.
The Rifle and The Hound in Ceylon|Samuel White Baker