Fas"ci*ate (?), Fas"ci*a`ted (?), a. [L. fasciatus, p.p. of fasciare to envelop with bands, fr. fascia band. See Fasces.]
1.
Bound with a fillet, sash, or bandage.
2. Bot. (a)
Banded or compacted together.
(b)
Flattened and laterally widened, as are often the stems of the garden cockscomb.
3. Zool.
Broadly banded with color.
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