facioun

Middle English

Alternative forms

fasciun, fascun, fasioun, facione, fasyon, faccyon, fasceoun, facyon, facion, fassoun, fasceon, fascyon, faccyoun

Etymology

From Old French façon, faceon, from Latin factiō.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /faˈsjuːn/, /ˈfasjun/, /faˈsuːn/, /ˈfasun/
(influenced by Latin factiō) IPA^(key): /faˈksjuːn/, /ˈfaksjun/

Noun

facioun (uncountable)

The way something looks or appears; physical form.
(Late Middle English) The way or design something is made in; fashion or style.
(Late Middle English) Creation, crafting, manufacture; the process of creating.
(rare) One's visage or facial appearance.
(rare, Late Middle English) A manner of behaviour or course of action.
(rare, Late Middle English) The natural composition of something.
(rare, Late Middle English) The way something is made or built.
(rare, Late Middle English) One's acts or decisions.

Descendants

English: fashion
Scots: fashion, fasson

References

“faciǒun (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-14.

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