facial English · revision 7805

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=1609|origins=la facies}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈfeɪ.ʃəl/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|fr|facial]] or directly Medieval Latin [[m|la-med|facialis|t=of the face]],^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)^(NODE 1998) from [[m|la|facies|t=form, shape, face]] (see [[face]]).^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ In theology, ''facial sight'', face to face, open (Latin visio facialis): 1609 in the OED, about 1600 in Etymonline.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline)^(NODE 1998)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Of or pertaining to the face is from 1786 in Etymonline, about 1818 in MWU and the OED, the early 19th century in NODE.^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)^(OED 1989)^(NODE 1998) The ''facial angle'' of anthropology is from 1822,^(OED 1989) and ''facial tissue'' from 1930.^(OED 1989) The noun, a beauty treatment for the face, is American English from 1914.^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) Middle English had faciale, a face-cloth for a corpse, in the early 14th century.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * early 14th century – faciale, a face-cloth.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1609 – face to face.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1818 – of the face.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1914 – a beauty treatment.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Adjective===

+ # Of or relating to the [[face]].^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ===Noun===

+ # A beauty treatment for the face, with cleansing, [[massage]] and creams.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[facially]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[face]]

+ * [[facet]]

+ * [[surface]]

+ * [[superficial]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}