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Webster 1913 Edition
Facet
1.
A little face; a small, plane surface;
as, the
. facets
of a diamond[Written also
facette
.] 2.
(Anat.)
A smooth circumscribed surface;
as, the articular
. facet
of a bone3.
(Arch.)
The narrow plane surface between flutings of a column.
4.
(Zool.)
One of the numerous small eyes which make up the compound eyes of insects and crustaceans.
Fac′et
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Faceted
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Faceting
.] To cut facets or small faces upon;
as, to
. facet
a diamondWebster 1828 Edition
Facet
FAC'ET
, n.A little face; a small surface; as the facets of a diamond.