fascia

fascia
    n 1: a sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or
         binding together muscles and organs etc [syn: {fascia},
         {facia}]
    2: instrument panel on an automobile or airplane containing
       dials and controls [syn: {dashboard}, {fascia}]
    

Fascia \Fas"ci*a\, n.; pl. {Fasci[ae]}. [L., a band: cf. It.
   fascia. See {Fasces}, and cf. {Fess}.]
   1. A band, sash, or fillet; especially, in surgery, a bandage
      or roller.
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   2. (Arch.) A flat member of an order or building, like a flat
      band or broad fillet; especially, one of the three bands
      which make up the architrave, in the Ionic order. See
      Illust. of {Column}.
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   3. (Anat.) The layer of loose tissue, often containing fat,
      immediately beneath the skin; the stronger layer of
      connective tissue covering and investing all muscles; an
      aponeurosis.
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   4. (Zool.) A broad well-defined band of color.
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59 Moby Thesaurus words for "fascia":
      Mystik tape, Scotch tape, adhesive tape, anklet, armlet, band,
      bandage, batten, belt, bracelet, cellophane tape, cincture,
      cingulum, cloth tape, collar, collarband, earring, ecliptic,
      equator, fillet, finger ring, friction tape, girdle, girt, girth,
      great circle, hoop, lath, ligula, ligule, list, masking tape,
      neckband, necklace, nose ring, plank, plastic tape, quoit, ribband,
      ribbon, ring, shred, slat, slip, spill, spline, strake, strap,
      strip, strop, taenia, tape, tape measure, tapeline, ticker tape,
      wristband, wristlet, zodiac, zone