fascia
2 synonyms for fascia, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A long strip of material fixed along the edge of a roof, sometimes holding a gutter.
Synonyms
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
facia
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin fascia (“a band, bandage, swathe”), it is related to fascēs (“bundle of rods containing an axe with the blade projecting”), which goes back to Proto-Indo-European *bʰask- (“bundle, band”). It is cognate with fajita, fess, and fascism.
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