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Webster 1913 Edition

Facade

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Faˊçade′

(fȧˊsȧd′ or fȧˊsād′)

,

Noun.

[F., fr. It.

facciata

, fr.

faccia

face, L.

facies

. See

.]

(Arch.)

The front of a building; esp., the principal front, having some architectural pretensions.

Thus a church is said to have its

façade

unfinished, though the interior may be in use.

Webster 1828 Edition

Facade

FACADE

,

Noun.

Front.