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Facial
//ˈfeɪ.ʃəl// adj, noun, slang
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Of or affecting the face. not-comparable, relational
- 2 Concerned with or used in improving the appearance of the face. not-comparable, relational
- 3 (of a law or regulation validity) On its face; as it appears (as opposed to on a more probing analysis, as it is applied, etc.). not-comparable
"The facial constitutionality of the law is in question."
Adjective
- 1 of or pertaining to the outside surface of an object wordnet
- 2 of or concerning the face wordnet
Noun
- 1 A personal care beauty treatment which involves cleansing and moisturizing of the human face.
- 2 care for the face that usually involves cleansing and massage and the application of cosmetic creams wordnet
- 3 A kind of early silent film focusing on the facial expressions of the actor.
"But in facials, moving picture technology also enabled an exaggeration of this performance tradition, bringing a new emphasis to the details […]"
- 4 cranial nerve that supplies facial muscles wordnet
- 5 (in some contact sports) A foul play which involves one player hitting another's face. slang
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- 6 A sex act of ejaculation onto another person's face. slang
"Long-Dong Chuck gave his co-star a creamy facial."
Etymology
Etymology 1
Early 17th century, borrowed from Medieval Latin faciālis (“face-to-face, direct, open”), from faciēs (“form, configuration, figure; face, visage, countenance”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).
Etymology 2
Early 17th century, borrowed from Medieval Latin faciālis (“face-to-face, direct, open”), from faciēs (“form, configuration, figure; face, visage, countenance”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).
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