{ 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.