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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.

Origin:
1600–10; 1910–15 for def. 3; < ML faciālis. See face, -al 1


fa⋅cial⋅ly, adverb
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fa·cial   (fā'shəl)   
adj.  Of or concerning the face: facial cosmetics; facial hair.
n.  A treatment for the face, usually consisting of a massage and the application of cosmetic creams.
fa'cial·ly adv.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: fa·cial
Function: adjective
: involving or apparent from the face of something (as a statute) <facial discrimination> facial challenge to the law> —fa·cial·ly adverb
Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1fa·cial
Pronunciation: 'fA-sh&l
Function: adjective
1 : of, relating to, or affecting the face <facialneuralgia>
2 : concerned with or used in improving the appearance of the face
3 : relating to or being the buccal and labial surface of a tooth —fa·cial·ly /-sh&-lE/ adverb

Main Entry: 2facial
Function: noun
1 : a treatment to improve the appearance of the face
2 : a facial part (as a nerve or artery)
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Medical Dictionary

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

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