Both Uses of
facet
in
Catch-22
- The swarthy, middle-aged lieutenant colonel with the rimless, icy glasses and faceted, bald, domelike pate that he was always touching sensitively with the tips of his splayed fingers disliked the chaplain and was impolite to him frequently.†
Chpt 20 *
- A bland, phlegmatic smile hung on his brown face with its heavy-bearded cheeks, and he was buffing the facets of his bald head gently with the palms of both hands.†
Chpt 41
Definition:
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(facet) a distinct feature or element in a problem
or more rarely: a smooth surface (as of a bone or cut gemstone)