[fəˈsɑːd], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the principal front of a building, that faces on to a street or open space
(e.g: the house has a half-timbered facade)

- a deceptive outward appearance
(e.g: her flawless public facade masked private despair)


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Origin:
mid 17th century: from French façade, from face ‘face’, on the pattern of Italian facciata