FACETS
Noun
facets
plural of facet
Verb
facets
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of facet
Anagrams
• facest, fascet
Source: Wiktionary
FACET
Fac"et, n. Etym: [F. facette, dim. of face face. See Face.]
1. A little face; a small, plane surface; as, the facets of a diamond. [Written also facette.]
2. (Anat.)
Definition: A smooth circumscribed surface; as, the articular facet of a bone.
3. (Arch.)
Definition: The narrow plane surface between flutings of a column.
4. (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of the numerous small eyes which make up the compound eyes of insects and crustaceans.
Fac"et, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Faceted; p. pr. & vb. n. Faceting.]
Definition: To cut facets or small faces upon; as, to facet a diamond.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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