All 3 Uses of
facade
in
The House of Mirth
- She looked across at the flat-house with its marble porch and pseudo-Georgian facade.†
Chpt 1.1 *
- His facade is a complete architectural meal; if he had omitted a style his friends might have thought the money had given out.†
Chpt 1.14
- They were just beneath the wide white facade, with its rich restraint of line, which suggested the clever corseting of a redundant figure.†
Chpt 1.14
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.