Both Uses of
facade
in
The Picture of Dorian Gray - 13 chapter version
- L'esquif aborde et me depose, Jetant son amarre au pilier, Devant une facade rose, Sur le marbre d'un escalier.†
Chpt 12 *
- Leaning back with halfclosed eyes, he kept saying over and over to himself,— Devant une facade rose, Sur le marbre d'un escalier.†
Chpt 12
Definition:
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(facade) face or outward appearance -- often referring to something that is not genuineeditor's notes: Often referring to a false face presented by a person. Buildings often have false facades; e.g., a building might have a layer of 1/4" brick, but not really be a brick building. This is why the term is used for the false appearance a person presents.