sectila

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sectila - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Favus \Fa"vus\, n. [L., honeycomb.]
     1. (Med.) A disease of the scalp, produced by a vegetable
        parasite.
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     2. A tile or flagstone cut into an hexagonal shape to produce
        a honeycomb pattern, as in a pavement; -- called also
        favas and sectila. --Mollett.
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