[fas.cia] n, pl -ci.ae or -cias [It, fr. L, band, bandage; akin to MIr basc necklace] (1563) 1: a flat usu. horizontal member of a building having the form of a flat band or broad fillet: as a: a flat piece used as a molding b: a horizontal piece (as a board) covering the joint between the top of a wall and the projecting eaves--called also fascia board c: a nameplate over the front of a shop
2: a sheet of connective tissue covering or binding together body structures; also: tissue of this character 3 or fa.cia Brit: the dashboard of an automobile -- fas.cial adj