façon

[ fa-sawn ]

/ faˈsɔ̃ /

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noun, plural fa·çons

[fa-sawn]. /faˈsɔ̃/. French.

a fashion; manner; style.

workmanship; make.

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Origin of façon

First recorded in 1795–1805

Words nearby façon

facilitation, facilitator, facility, facing, facing tool, façon, faconne, F.A.C.P., FACS, facsim., facsimile

How to use façon in a sentence

Item une robbe de Satin gris broche dor en facon dyeulx doiseaulx double de velours cramoisy.
Mary Tudor, Queen of France|Mary Croom Brown
Item une robbe de velours cramoisy doublee de drap dor de damas cramoisy en facon deschiquier.
Mary Tudor, Queen of France|Mary Croom Brown
Item une robbe de Satin broche de cramoisy sur or a la nouvelle facon bordee de velours et doublee de taffetas noir.
Mary Tudor, Queen of France|Mary Croom Brown
Now and then he made long, slashing stabs in the air with the facon.
The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story|Various

The facon he dropped on my side of the wall, but I had no time to stoop for it just then.
The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story|Various