fas·cia (f?sh??, fä?sh?)n. pl. fas·ci·ae (f?sh??-??, fä?sh?-??) 1. Anatomy a. A sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue enveloping, separating, or binding together muscles, organs, and other soft structures of the body.b. The tissue of which such a sheet or band is composed.2. Biology A broad and distinct band of color.3. Architecture a. A flat horizontal band or member between moldings, especially in a classical entablature.b. (f??sh?)pl. fas·cias A board covering the ends of rafters on the eaves of a building. Also called fascia board.4. (f??sh?)pl. fas·cias a. The shape or styling of the front or rear end of an automobile.b. Chiefly British The dashboard of a motor vehicle.[Latin, band.]fas?ci·al adj.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.fascia (?fe????) or facian, pl -ciae (-???i?) 1. (Architecture) the flat surface above a shop window2. (Architecture) architect a flat band or surface, esp a part of an architrave or cornice3. (Zoology) fibrous connective tissue occurring in sheets beneath the surface of the skin and between muscles and groups of muscles4. (Biology) biology a distinctive band of colour, as on an insect or plant5. (Automotive Engineering) Brit a less common name for dashboard16. (Telecommunications) a casing that fits over a mobile phone, with spaces for the buttons[C16: from Latin: band: related to fascis bundle; see fasces] ?fascial, ?facial adjCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014fas?ci?a (?fæ? i ? for 1, 3?5; ?fe? ?? for 2 ) n., pl. fas?ci?ae (?fæ? i?i) for 1, 3?5; fas?cias (f??sh?z) for 2. 1. Also called fas?cia board`. facia. 2. a. one of a series of horizontal bands, each projecting beyond the one below to form the architrave in the Ionic and Corinthian orders. b. any relatively broad, flat horizontal surface on a building, as the outer edge of a cornice. 3. a. a band or sheath of connective tissue covering, supporting, or connecting the muscles or internal organs of the body. b. tissue of this kind. 4. Zool., Bot. a distinctly marked band of color. [1555?65;