Fascia



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.饰带; ( 商店上挂的) 招牌
• ［英］ n.饰带 ( a flat strip ; band; fillet) ; ( 商店上挂的) 招牌 ( a board over a shop front)
• ［记］ fasci ( 一束) +a -> 一束带子 -> 饰带
• ［同］ 同根词: fascine ( 柴捆) ; fasciated ( 用带捆住的)

Webster Collegiate

noun (plural fasciae or -cias)

• Etymology: Italian, from Latin, band, bandage; akin to Middle Irish basc necklace
• Date: 1563
• 1. a flat usually horizontal member of a building having the form of a flat band or broad fillet: as
  • a. a flat piece used as a molding
  • b. a horizontal piece (as a board) covering the joint between the top of a wall and the projecting eaves — called also fascia board
  • c. a nameplate over the front of a shop
• 2. a sheet of connective tissue covering or binding together body structures (as muscles); also tissue of this character
• 3. (or facia) British the dashboard of an automobile
• ? fascial adjective

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