fascia

Noun

fascia (plural fascias or fasciae or fasciæ)

1. A wide band of material covering the ends of roof rafters, sometimes supporting a gutter in steep-slope roofing, but typically it is a border or trim in low-slope roofing.

   Synonyms:

   frieze

2. A face or front cover of an appliance, especially of a mobile phone.

   Synonyms:

   case

3. (UK) A dashboard.

   Synonyms:

   dashboard

4. A flat band or broad fillet; especially, one of the three bands that make up the architrave, in the Ionic order.
5. A broad well-defined band of color.
6. A band, sash, or fillet; especially, in surgery, a bandage or roller.
7. A sash worn with a cassock by clergy of the Catholic and Anglican churches.

   Synonyms:

   sash

8. The layer of loose tissue, often containing fat, immediately beneath the skin; the stronger layer of connective tissue covering and investing muscles and organs; an aponeurosis.
   • The deepest layer of cervical fascia consists of two main subdivisions: the alar and prevertebral fasciae.2006, Dennis E. McDonnell, Steven J. Harrison, “10: Retropharyngeal Approach to the Occipitocervical Junction”, in Richard G. Fessler, Laligam N. Sekhar, editors, Atlas of Neurosurgical Techniques...
   • Close-up of the fascia surrounding a muscle in an unembalmed cadaver.2017, David Lesondak, Fascia: What it is and Why it Matters, Handspring Publishing, page 3, Figure 1.1
9. The signboard above a shop or other location open to the public.