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fasciate

 
Dictionary: fas·ci·ate   (făsh'ē-āt') pronunciation also fas·ci·at·ed
 
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(-ā'tĭd)
adj.
  1. Botany. Abnormally flattened or coalesced, as certain stems.
  2. Zoology. Marked by broad bands of color, as certain insects.

[Latin fasciātus, from fascia, band.]


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Architecture: fasciate
 
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Composed either of bands of molded fasciae, as in the Ionic architrave, or of bands of color.

 
 

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