Fascia vs Platband - What's the difference?
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A wide band of material covering the ends of roof rafters, sometimes supporting a gutter in steep-slope roofing, but typically it is a border or trim in low-slope roofing.
A face or front cover of an appliance, especially of a mobile phone.
A flat band or broad fillet; especially, one of the three bands which make up the architrave, in the Ionic order.
A broad well-defined band of color.
A band, sash, or fillet; especially, in surgery, a bandage or roller.
A sash worn by certain members of the Catholic and Anglican churches.
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.
(UK) A dashboard.
A border of flowers in a garden, especially along a wall; a strip of turf forming a border.
(figuratively) Any border.
(architecture) A flat fascia on an architrave, or forming a border round a window, or a horizontal band along a wall.
(architecture) A fillet on a column, between the flutings.
(rare) A flat lintel over a door or window.