Etymology

Noun

1. The face of a building, especially the front.
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     Eight or so gunmen stood shoulder to shoulder in the gray-white trail before the barn, firing into the saloon's burning, bullet-pocked facade.

2. A deceptive outward appearance.

Dictionary notes

• American Heritage Dictionary lists as the headword, with as a variant ^{http://www.bartleby.com/61/30/F0003000.html}.
• Cambridge dictionary Online lists only the heading , but notes as an “also.”
• Collins Word Exchange lists both spelling alternatives in the order: , .
• Dictionary.com unabridged lists both spellings under the headword with listed as an “also.”
• The Macquarie Dictionary, 3rd edition lists as the headword, with as an “also”.
• Merriam-Webster Online lists only as a variant of .^{http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=facade}
• MSN Encarta Dictionary lists both spelling alternatives in the order: , .
• Oxford English Dictionary Online lists only .
• Webster’s 1828 via ARTFL lists only .

• Collins German Dictionary Complete & unabridged, 5th edition lists only .
• Collins Robert French Dictionary Complete & unabridged, 7th edition lists only .
• Collins Spanish Dictionary Complete & unabridged, 8th edition lists only .
• Diccionario Oxford Pocket Edición Latinoamericana lists only façade.
• Larousse Gran Diccionario Inglés-Español Español-Inglés, 2nd edition lists only .

• Wordnet 3.0 lists only .