façon

[ fa-sawn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, French.

, plural fa·çons [f, a, -, sawn].

Origin of façon¹

First recorded in 1795–1805

Item une robbe de Satin gris broche dor en facon dyeulx doiseaulx double de velours cramoisy.

Item une robbe de velours cramoisy doublee de drap dor de damas cramoisy en facon deschiquier.

Item une robbe de Satin broche de cramoisy sur or a la nouvelle facon bordee de velours et doublee de taffetas noir.

Now and then he made long, slashing stabs in the air with the facon.

The facon he dropped on my side of the wall, but I had no time to stoop for it just then.

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