1. Anatomy. A sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue enveloping, separating, or binding together muscles, organs, and other soft structures of the body.
2. A broad and distinct band of color.
3. (also fā'shē-ə) Architecture. A flat horizontal band or member between moldings, especially in a classical entablature.
4. (fā'shə) Chiefly British. The dashboard of a motor vehicle.

[Latin, band.]

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