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   fas·ci·a

   /ˈfaSH(ē)ə/

   noun

   • 1. a detachable covering for the front part of a mobile phone.
   • 2. a wooden board or other flat piece of material such as that covering the ends of rafters: "a further piece of chipboard acts as a fascia to disguise the ceiling fixtures"
   • ▪ (in classical architecture) a long flat surface between moldings on an architrave.
   • 3. the dashboard of a motor vehicle: British "the interior boasts a Mercedes-like fascia"
   • 4. a thin sheath of fibrous tissue enclosing a muscle or other organ: "the diagnosis of Dupuytren's contracture is usually very easy because the palmar fascia is obviously thickened"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Latin, ‘band, door frame’, related to fasces. Compare with fess1.

   Scrabble Points: 11

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