fasciate

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: fas=ci=ate

CIDE DICTIONARY

fasciate, a. [L. fasciatus, p. p. of fasciare to envelop with bands, fr. fascia band. See Fasces.].

•  Bound with a fillet, sash, or bandage.  [1913 Webster]
•  Banded or compacted together.  [1913 Webster]
•  Broadly banded with color.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

fasciate, adj. (also fasciated)
1 Bot. (of contiguous parts) compressed or growing into one.
2 striped or banded.

Derivative

fasciation n.

Etymology

L fasciatus past part. of fasciare swathe (as FASCIA)