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Facial   /fˈeɪʃəl/   Listen
adjective
Facial  adj.  Of or pertaining to the face; as, the facial artery, vein, or nerve.
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.






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"Facial" Quotes from Famous Books



... the opposite side of the room, in company with her aunt. Both of them were studying her with some seriousness and some surprise. Virgilia, having already resumed her customary facial expression, now took on her usual self-contained manner as well and crossed ...
— Under the Skylights • Henry Blake Fuller

... deliberation in taking breath, thorough opening of the mouth, practice before a mirror to produce a pleasing effect, and to avoid facial contortion; he would not allow any visible effort, the aim being to sing as naturally and spontaneously as a bird. His wife played the accompaniments, so that the master could give his whole attention to the attitude, ...
— Grain and Chaff from an English Manor • Arthur H. Savory

... year are writing an English paper. There are eight Hindus and one European among them, also two students from Ceylon, two from Hyderabad, and one, differing widely from the rest in dress and facial type, from Burma. The lecturer in charge is Miss Chamberlain, the daughter of our invaluable secretary in America. She arrived only three weeks ago to take the place of Miss Sarber who has started on her furlough and already ...
— Lighted to Lighten: The Hope of India • Alice B. Van Doren

... of an almost bygone race of such figures, was Mogley at these moments, his form being long and attenuated, his visage smooth and of angular contour, his facial mildness really enhanced by the severity which he attempted to impart to his countenance when he conversed with such of his fellow men as were ...
— Tales From Bohemia • Robert Neilson Stephens

... turned his head around. Signs of great excitement could be seen in the working of his facial muscles, as well as in ...
— Motor Boat Boys Mississippi Cruise - or, The Dash for Dixie • Louis Arundel


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