Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Facial"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Facial \Fa"cial\, a. [LL. facialis, fr. L. facies face : cf. F.
facial.]
Of or pertaining to the face; as, the facial artery, vein, or
nerve. -- {Fa"cial*ly}, adv.
{Facial angle} (Anat.), the angle, in a skull, included
between a straight line (ab, in the illustrations), from
the most prominent part of the forehead to the front efge
of the upper jaw bone, and another (cd) from this point to
the center of the external auditory opening. See {Gnathic
index}, under {Gnathic}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
facial
adj : of or concerning the face; "a facial massage"; "facial
hair"; "facial expression"
n 1: cranial nerve that supplies facial muscles [syn: {facial
nerve}, {nervus facialis}, {seventh cranial nerve}]
2: care for the face that usually involves cleansing and
massage and the application of cosmetic creams
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