Fassade

(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 23:35:10

Fa`ssade" (?), n. [F., fr. It. facciata, fr. fassia face, L. facies. See Face.] Arch.

The front of a building; esp., the principal front, having some architectural pretensions. Thus a church is said to have its facade unfinished, though the interior may be in use.

 

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