fascia

  1. Noun.  A wide band of material covering the ends of roof rafters, sometimes supporting a gutter in steep-slope roofing, but typically it is a border or trim in low-slope roofing.
  2. Noun.  A face or front cover of an appliance, especially of a mobile phone.
  3. Noun.  A flat band or broad fillet; especially, one of the three bands which make up the architrave, in the Ionic order.
  4. Noun.  A broad well-defined band of color.
  5. Noun.  A band, sash, or fillet; especially, in surgery, a bandage or roller.
  6. Noun.  The layer of loose tissue, often containing fat, immediately beneath the skin; the stronger layer of connective tissue covering and investing all muscles; an aponeurosis.
  7. Noun.  (UK) A dashboard.

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