FASCIA
dashboard, fascia
(noun) instrument panel on an automobile or airplane containing dials and controls
fascia, facia
(noun) a sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
fascia (plural fascias or fasciae)
(architecture) A wide band of material covering the ends of roof rafters, sometimes supporting a gutter in steep-slope roofing, but typically it is a border or trim in low-slope roofing.
Synonym: frieze
A face or front cover of an appliance, especially of a mobile phone.
Synonym: case
(UK) A dashboard.
Synonym: dashboard
(architecture) A flat band or broad fillet; especially, one of the three bands that make up the architrave, in the Ionic order.
A broad well-defined band of color.
A band, sash, or fillet; especially, in surgery, a bandage or roller.
(ecclesiastical, fashion) A sash worn by certain members of the Catholic and Anglican churches.
Synonym: sash
(anatomy) The layer of loose tissue, often containing fat, immediately beneath the skin; the stronger layer of connective tissue covering and investing all muscles; an aponeurosis.
The signboard above a shop or other location open to the public.
Usage notes
The plural fascias is used for the first five definitions while fasciae is used for the sixth.
Anagrams
• AFAICS, facias
Source: Wiktionary
Fas"ci*a, n.; pl. Fasciæ. Etym: [L., a band: cf. It. fascia. See
Fasces, and cf. Fess.]
1. A band, sash, or fillet; especially, in surgery, a bandage or
roller.
2. (Arch.)
Definition: A flat member of an order or building, like a flat band or
broad fillet; especially, one of the three bands which make up the
architrave, in the Ionic order. See Illust. of Column.
3. (Anat.)
Definition: The layer of loose tissue, often containing fat, immediately
beneath the skin; the stronger layer of connective tissue covering
and investing all muscles; an aponeurosis.
4. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A broad well-defined band of color.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition