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Fascia

noun
(pl. fasciae)
1.
A sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc.  Synonym: facia.
2.
Instrument panel on an automobile or airplane containing dials and controls.  Synonym: dashboard.






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... in the Art of Love, B. iii., l. 274, alludes to the "strophium" or "girth" here referred to: "For high shoulders, small pads are suitable; and let the girth encircle the bosom that is too prominent." Becker thinks that the "strophium" was different from the "fascia" or "stomacher," mentioned in the Remedy of Love, l. 338: "Does a swelling bosom cover all her breast, let no stomacher conceal it." From Martial we learn that the "strophium" was ...
— The Comedies of Terence - Literally Translated into English Prose, with Notes • Publius Terentius Afer, (AKA) Terence

... very church, this "Temple" of the Incoronata where you are standing, reflected on the dimly glorious wall, as in a mirror. Borgognone in his picture has [98] but added in long legend, letter by letter, on the fascia below the cupola, the Song ...
— Miscellaneous Studies: A Series of Essays • Walter Horatio Pater



Words linked to "Fascia" :   aponeurosis, board, connective tissue, control board, control panel, panel, instrument panel, Britain



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