[fac.et] n [F facette, dim. of face] (1625) 1: a small plane surface (as on a cut gem)--see brilliant illustration
2: any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration)
3: the external corneal surface of an ommatidium
4: a smooth flat circumscribed anatomical surface (as of a bone) -- fac.et.ed or fac.et.ted adj