also facade
(~s)
1.
The ~ of a building, especially a large one, is its front wall or the wall that faces the street.
N-COUNT
2.
A ~ is an outward appearance which is deliberately false and gives you a wrong impression about someone or something.
They hid the troubles plaguing their marriage behind a ~ of family togetherness.
= show, semblance
N-SING: oft N of n