单词 | sign and facia writer |
释义 | > as lemmassign and facia writer c. Chiefly in form facia. The tablet or plate over a shop front on which is written the name and often also the trade of the occupier. Also attributive in facia writer, sign and facia writer. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > trading place > place where retail transactions made > [noun] > shop > shop-front > board over fascia1909 fascia-board1924 1868 J. Blenkarn Pract. Specif. Wks. 378 Provide summer beam 9 x 12 to rest upon the piers in front for carrying shop facia and wall above. 1881 F. Young Every Man his own Mechanic §1354 To the ends of the rafters a facia should be nailed. ?1881 Census Eng. & Wales: Instr. Clerks classifying Occupations & Ages (?1885) 52 Sign and Facia writer. 1909 H. G. Wells Tono-Bungay (U.K. ed.) i. iii. 100 The bright little shop still saying ‘Ponderevo’ with all the emphasis of its fascia. 1911 Rep. Labour & Social Conditions in Germany (Tariff Reform League) III. 74 A butcher's shop with this sign on the facia board. 1931 Notes & Queries 14 Nov. 354/1 A double-fronted shop..and the name ‘Deck’ in the middle of the facia. 1963 Gloss. Build. Terms (B.S.I.) 23 Fascia, a long and relatively narrow upright face at eaves or cornice or over a shop front. 1971 Guardian 21 July 11/5 In worn-out Upper Street..gaudy fascias brighten up derelict façades. < as lemmas |
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