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FACADE
facade, frontage, frontal
(noun) the face or front of a building
facade, window dressing
(noun) a showy misrepresentation intended to conceal something unpleasant
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
facade (plural facades)
(architecture) The face of a building, especially the front view or elevation.
(by extension) The face or front (most visible side) of any other thing, such as an organ.
(figuratively) A deceptive or insincere outward appearance; a front.
(programming) An object serving as a simplified interface to a larger body of code, as in the facade pattern.
Synonyms
• (face of a building): face, front, frontage
• (deceptive outward appearance): appearance, cover, front, guise, pretence, show
Coordinate terms
• (front of a building): frontage
• (deceptive appearance): See fake
Source: Wiktionary
Fa`çade", n. Etym: [F., fr. It. facciata, fr. fassia face, L. facies. See Face.] (Arch.)
Definition: The front of a building; esp., the principal front, having some architectural pretensions. Thus a church is said to have its facade unfinished, though the interior may be in use.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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