Pronunciations (2)
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/ˈfeɪ.ʃəl/
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ˈfeɪ.ʃəl
Adjective
Of or affecting the face.
Usage- not-comparable
- relational
Concerned with or used in improving the appearance of the face.
Usage- not-comparable
- relational
(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.).
Usage- not-comparable
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The facial constitutionality of the law is in question.
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Discipline is a form of counter-law, of dissymmetry and inequality, that operates under the discourse of juridical power to make possible the stated or facial claims of equality and rights characteristic of the French Revolution.
Noun
A personal care beauty treatment which involves cleansing and moisturizing of the human face.
A kind of early silent film focusing on the facial expressions of the actor.
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But in facials, moving picture technology also enabled an exaggeration of this performance tradition, bringing a new emphasis to the details […]
(in some contact sports) A foul play which involves one player hitting another's face.
Usage- Slang
A sex act of ejaculation onto another person's face.
Usage- Slang
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Long-Dong Chuck gave his co-star a creamy facial.
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For the piece she spoke to two women who said they enjoy facials, and who described the act as ‘the mark of a job well done’ and ‘really hot’. But Reid concludes that she herself finds facials deeply unpleasant.
Adjective
of or concerning the face
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a facial massage
facial hair
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facial expression
of or pertaining to the outside surface of an object
Noun
cranial nerve that supplies facial muscles
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care for the face that usually involves cleansing and massage and the application of cosmetic creams
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