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fascia

fas.cia \'fash-(e--)*, 'fa-sh-\ \-e--.e-\ \'fash-(e--}l, 'fa-sh-\ n or 
   fas.ci.ae or fascias [It, fr. L, band, bandage; akin to MIr basc necklace] 
   pl  1: a flat horizontal member of an order or building having the form of 
   a fl at band or broad fillet; esp : one of the three bands making up the 
   architrave in the Ionic order 2: a broad and well-defined band of color  3: 
   a sheet of connective tissue covering or binding together body structure s; 
   also : tissue of this character - fas.cial aj