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faceted

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fac·et  (fst)
n.
1. One of the flat polished surfaces cut on a gemstone or occurring naturally on a crystal.
2. Anatomy A small, smooth, flat surface, as on a bone or tooth.
3. Biology One of the lenslike visual units of a compound eye, as of an insect.
4. One of numerous aspects, as of a subject. See Synonyms at phase.

[French facette, from Old French, diminutive of face, face; see face.]

facet·ed, facet·ted adj.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.facetedfaceted - having facets; "a faceted diamond"  
unfaceted - lacking facets; "an unfaceted gem"
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The owners of houses in which much property had been left, brought there from other houses, complained of the injustice of taking everything to the Faceted Palace in the Kremlin; others insisted that as the French had gathered things from different houses into this or that house, it would be unfair to allow its owner to keep all that was found there.
The chimneys of the houses, the battlements of the walls, the faceted gables of the roofs, the spire of the Augustines, the tower of Nesle, all these projections which broke the profile of the colossal obelisk added to the illusion by displaying in eccentric fashion to the eye the indentations of a luxuriant and fantastic sculpture.
 
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