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Facial definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FA'CIAL, a. [L. facies, face.] Pertaining to the face; as the facial artery, vein or nerve.
Facial angle, in anatomy, is the angle contained by a line drawn horizontally from the middle of the external entrance of the ear to the edge of the nostrils, and another from this latter point to the superciliary ridge of the frontal bone; serving to measure the elevation of the forehead.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: of or concerning the face; "a facial massage"; "facial hair"; "facial expression"
2: of or pertaining to the outside surface of an object n
1: cranial nerve that supplies facial muscles [syn: facial, facial nerve, nervus facialis, seventh cranial nerve]
2: care for the face that usually involves cleansing and massage and the application of cosmetic creams

Merriam Webster's

I. adjective Date: circa 1818 1. of or relating to the face <facial expressions> 2. concerned with or used in improving the appearance of the face • facially adverb II. noun Date: 1914 a facial treatment

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. & n. --adj. of or for the face. --n. a beauty treatment for the face. Derivatives: facially adv. Etymology: med.L facialis (as FACE)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(facials) 1. Facial means appearing on or being part of your face. Cross didn't answer; his facial expression didn't change... I ended up in hospital with facial injuries. ADJ: ADJ n 2. A facial is a sort of beauty treatment in which someone's face is massaged, and creams and other substances are rubbed into it. N-COUNT