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facette

Facet \Fac"et\, n. [F. facette, dim. of face face. See Face.]

  1. A little face; a small, plane surface; as, the facets of a diamond. [Written also facette.]

  2. (Anat.) A smooth circumscribed surface; as, the articular facet of a bone.

  3. (Arch.) The narrow plane surface between flutings of a column.

  4. (Zo["o]l.) One of the numerous small eyes which make up the compound eyes of insects and crustaceans.

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facette

n. (alternative form of facet English)

Usage examples of "facette".

Jedes Auge war wie eine einzelne Facette eines Diamanten, die nur einen einzelnen Strahl jenes Lichtes widerspiegelte, das durch jene riesigen, sonnenhaften Augen aus Anderswelt hindurchflammte, die durch jene ganze Gesellschaft hindurchstrahlten wie durch eine Maske.