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Entry 5 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Facet

/făs′ĭt/ · Fac·et · IPA /ˈfæs.ɪt/
01 n. A little face; a small, plane surface; as, the facets of a diamond.
  1. 1.
    A little face; a small, plane surface; as, the facets of a diamond.
  2. 2.
    A smooth circumscribed surface; as, the articular facet of a bone.(Anat.)
  3. 3.
    The narrow plane surface between flutings of a column.(Arch.)
  4. 4.
    One of the numerous small eyes which make up the compound eyes of insects and crustaceans.(Zool.)
02 v. t. To cut facets or small faces upon; as, to facet a diamond.
imp. & p. p. Faceted; p. pr. & vb. n. Faceting
  1. 1.
    To cut facets or small faces upon; as, to facet a diamond.