A Roman symbol of judicial authority consisting of a bundle of wooden sticks, with an axe blade embedded in the centre; used also as a symbol of fascism.

(medicine, colloquial) Necrotizing fasciitis.

Any right-wing, authoritarian, nationalist ideology characterized by centralized, totalitarian governance, strong regimentation of the economy and of society, and repression of criticism or opposition.

Of or relating to fascism. / Supporting the principles of fascism. / (informal) Unfairly oppressive or needlessly strict.

A member of a political party or other organization that advocates fascist principles.

(architecture) A wide band of material covering the ends of roof rafters, sometimes supporting a gutter in steep-slope roofing, but typically it is a border or trim in low-slope roofing.

(archaic) The act of bewitching, or enchanting / The state or condition of being fascinated. / Something which fascinates.

plural of fasciculus

(anatomy) A small bundle of nerve, muscle or tendon fibers. / One of the divisions of a book published in separate parts; a fascicle.

An installment of a printed work, a fascicle. / (obsolete) A bundle of nerve fibers; a fasciculus. / (botany) Alternative form of fascicle