4. (Zoˆl.) One of the numerous small eyes which make up the compound
eyes of insects and crustaceans.
Fac"et, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Faceted; p. pr. & vb. n. Faceting.] To cut
facets or small faces upon; as, to facet a diamond.
Fa*cete" (?), a. [L. facetus elegant, fine, facetious; akin to facies.
See Face, and cf. Facetious.] Facetious; witty; humorous. [Archaic] "A
facete discourse." Jer. Taylor.
"How to interpose" with a small, smart remark, sentiment facete, or
unctuous anecdote.
Prof. Wilson.
-- Fa*cete"ly, adv. -- Fa*cete"ness, n.
Fac"et*ed (?), a. Having facets.
||Fa*ce"ti*Ê (&?;), n. pl. [L., fr. facetus. See Facete.] Witty or
||humorous writings or saying; witticisms; merry conceits.
Fa*ce"tious (?), a. [Cf. F. facÈtieux. See FacetiÊ.] 1. Given to wit
and good humor; merry; sportive; jocular; as, a facetious companion.
2. Characterized by wit and pleasantry; exciting laughter; as, a
facetious story or reply.
-- Fa*ce"tious*ly, adv. -- Fa*ce"tious*ness, n.
Fa*cette" (?), n. [F.] See Facet, n.
Face"work` (?), n. The material of the outside or front side, as of a
wall or building; facing.
Fa"ci*a (?), n. (Arch.) See Fascia.
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.
Fa"ci*end (?), n. [From neut. of L. faciendus, gerundive of facere to
do.] (Mach.) The multiplicand. See Facient, 2.
Fa"cient (?), n. [L. faciens, -- entis, p. pr. of facere to make, do.
See Fact.] 1. One who does anything, good or bad; a doer; an agent.
[Obs.] Bp. Hacket.
2. (Mach.) (a) One of the variables of a quantic as distinguished from
a coefficient. (b) The multiplier.
The terms facient, faciend, and factum, may imply that the
multiplication involved is not ordinary multiplication, but is either
some specified operation, or, in general, any mathematical operation.
See Multiplication.
||Fa"ci*es (?), n. [L., from, face. See Face.]