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noun
Facies  n.  
1.
The anterior part of the head; the face.
2.
(Biol.) The general aspect or habit of a species, or group of species, esp. with reference to its adaptation to its environment.
3.
(Zool.) The face of a bird, or the front of the head, excluding the bill.
Facies Hippocratica. (Med.) See Hippocratic.





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"Facies" Quotes from Famous Books



... rebus permota civitas atque immutata urbis facies erat; ex summa laetitia atque lascivia, quae diuturna quies pepererat, repente omnes tristitia invasit; festinare, trepidare, neque loco neque homini cuiquam satis credere, neque bellum gerere, neque pacem habere, suo quisque metu ...
— De Bello Catilinario et Jugurthino • Caius Sallustii Crispi (Sallustius)


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