[ 'feɪʃɪə , -ʃə ]
(also chiefly Brit. facia except in sense 5)
■ noun
1》 a board covering the ends of rafters or other fittings.
↘(in classical architecture) a long flat surface between mouldings on an architrave.
2》 Brit. a signboard on a shopfront.
3》 Brit. the dashboard of a motor vehicle.
4》 'faʃə ( plural ~e -ʃɪi: ) Anatomy a thin sheath of fibrous tissue enclosing a muscle or other organ.
5》 a detachable covering for the front of a mobile phone.
Derivatives
~l adjective ( Anatomy ).
Origin
C16: from L., 'band, door frame', related to fasces .