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