façade

  1. Noun.  (architecture) The face of a building, especially the front view or elevation.
  2. Noun.  (context, by extension) The face or front (most visible side) of any other thing, such as an organ.
  3. Noun.  (figuratively) A deceptive outward appearance; a front.

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