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Facet
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. A little face; a small, plane surface; as, the facets of a diamond. [Written also facette.]
2. A smooth circumscribed surface; as, the articular facet of a bone.
3. The narrow plane surface between flutings of a column.
4. One of the numerous small eyes which make up the compound eyes of insects and crustaceans.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To cut facets or small faces upon; as, to facet a diamond.