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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