facioun

Middle English

/faˈsjuːn/, /faˈksjuːn/

noun
Definitions
  • The way something looks or appears; physical form.
  • (Late ME) The way or design something is made in; fashion or style.
  • (Late ME) Creation, crafting, manufacture; the process of creating.
  • (rare) One's visage or facial appearance.
  • (rare) A manner of behaviour or course of action.
  • (rare) The natural composition of something.
  • (rare) The way something is made or built.
  • (rare) One's acts or decisions.

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French façon derived from Latin factiō (a group of people acting together, a making, a political faction, making, doing).

Origin

Latin

factiō

Gloss

a group of people acting together, a making, a political faction, making, doing

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