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"Section F, G and H"

[Abbrev. of
facsimile.] A large ornamental letter used, esp. by the
early printers, at the commencement of the chapters and other
divisions of a book. Brande & C.

||Fa`çade" (f&adot;`s&adot;d" or
f&adot;`sād"), n. [F., fr. It.
facciata, fr. faccia face, L. facies. See
Face.] (Arch.) The front of a building; esp., the
principal front, having some architectural pretensions. Thus a church
is said to have its façade unfinished, though the
interior may be in use.

Face (?), n. [F., from L. facies
form, shape, face, perh. from facere to make (see
Fact); or perh. orig. meaning appearance, and from a
root meaning to shine, and akin to E. fancy. Cf.
Facetious.] 1. The exterior form or
appearance of anything; that part which presents itself to the view;
especially, the front or upper part or surface; that which
particularly offers itself to the view of a spectator.

A mist . . . watered the whole face of the
ground.

Gen. ii.

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