facial

[fey-shuhl] Origin

fa·cial

[fey-shuhl]
adjective
1.
of the face: facial expression.
2.
for the face: a facial cream.
noun
3.
a treatment to beautify the face.

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Origin:
1600–10; 1910–15 for def. 3; < Medieval Latin faciālis. See face, -al1

fa·cial·ist, noun
fa·cial·ly, adverb
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facia (ˈfeɪʃɪə)
 
n
a variant spelling of fascia
 
'facial
 
adj

facial (ˈfeɪʃəl)
 
adj
1.  of or relating to the face
 
n
2.  a beauty treatment for the face, involving cleansing, massage, and cosmetic packs
 
'facially
 
adv

fascia or facia (ˈfeɪʃɪə)
 
n , pl -ciae
1.  the flat surface above a shop window
2.  architect a flat band or surface, esp a part of an architrave or cornice
3.  fibrous connective tissue occurring in sheets beneath the surface of the skin and between muscles and groups of muscles
4.  biology a distinctive band of colour, as on an insect or plant
5.  (Brit) a less common name for dashboard
6.  a casing that fits over a mobile phone, with spaces for the buttons
 
[C16: from Latin: band: related to fascis bundle; see fasces]
 
facia or facia (ˈfeɪʃɪə, -ʃɪˌiː, ˈfæʃɪə)
 
n
 
[C16: from Latin: band: related to fascis bundle; see fasces]
 
'fascial or facia
 
adj
 
'facial or facia
 
adj

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Word Origin & History

facial
c.1600, from Fr. facial, from M.L. facialis of the face, from facies (see face (n.)). The noun meaning beauty treatment for the face is from 1914.
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Medical Dictionary

facial fa·cial (fā'shəl)
adj.
Relating to the face.

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