Definitions for: Facade


[n] the face or front of a building
[n] a showy misrepresentation intended to conceal something unpleasant



Webster (1913) Definition: Fa`[,c]ade" (f[.a]`s[.a]d" or f[.a]`s[=a]d"), n. [F.,
fr. It. facciata, fr. faccia 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 fa[,c]ade unfinished, though the interior may be in use.

Synonyms: frontage, window dressing

See Also: deceit, deception, front, frontispiece, misrepresentation

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