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FASCIATE
Etymology
Verb
fasciate (third-person singular simple present fasciates, present participle fasciating, simple past and past participle fasciated)
(transitive) To bind.
To apply fascia.
Adjective
fasciate (not comparable)
Bound with a fillet, sash, or bandage.
(botany) Banded or compacted together.
(botany) Flattened and laterally widened.
(zoology) Broadly banded with colour.
Source: Wiktionary
Fas"ci*ate, Fas"ci*a`ted, a. Etym: [L. fasciatus, p.p. of fasciare to envelop with bands, fr. fascia band. See Fasces.]
1. Bound with a fillet, sash, or bandage.
2. (Bot.) (a) Banded or compacted together. (b) Flattened and laterally widened, as are often the stems of the garden cockscomb.
3. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Broadly banded with color.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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