Vocabulary : Fac to Facetious

Fac : A large ornamental letter used, esp. by the early printers, at the commencement of the chapters and other divisions of a book.
Facade : The front of a building; esp., the principal front, having some architectural pretensions. Thus a church is said to have its facade unfinished, though the interior may be in use.
Face : 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. ;; That part of a body, having several sides, which may be seen from one point, or which is presented toward a certain direction; one of the bounding planes of a solid; as, a cube has six faces. ;; The principal dressed surface of a plate, disk, or pulley; the principal flat surface of a part or object. ;; That part of the acting surface of a cog in a cog wheel, which projects beyond the pitch line. ;; The width of a pulley, or the length of a cog from end to end; as, a pulley or cog wheel of ten inches face. ;; The upper surface, or the character upon the surface, of a type, plate, etc. ;; The style or cut of a type or font of type. ;; Outside appearance; surface show; look; external aspect, whether natural, assumed, or acquired. ;; That part of the head, esp. of man, in which the eyes, cheeks, nose, and mou
Faced : of Face ;; Having (such) a face, or (so many) faces; as, smooth-faced, two-faced.
Facet : A little face; a small, plane surface; as, the facets of a diamond. ;; A smooth circumscribed surface; as, the articular facet of a bone. ;; The narrow plane surface between flutings of a column. ;; One of the numerous small eyes which make up the compound eyes of insects and crustaceans. ;; To cut facets or small faces upon; as, to facet a diamond.
Facete : Facetious; witty; humorous.
Faceted : of Facet ;; Having facets.
Facetiae : Witty or humorous writings or saying; witticisms; merry conceits.
Faceting : of Facet
Facetious : Given to wit and good humor; merry; sportive; jocular; as, a facetious companion. ;; Characterized by wit and pleasantry; exciting laughter; as, a facetious story or reply.
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