facade

noun

Pronunciation: /fəˈsɑːd/ / /fəˈseɪd/

Etymology: Borrowed from French façade, from Italian facciata, a derivation of faccia (“front”), from Latin faciēs (“face”); compare face.

The face of a building, especially the front view or elevation.
“In Egypt the façades of their rock-cut tombs were[…]ornamented so simply and unobtrusively as rather to belie than to announce their internal magnificence.”
“Like so many of the finest churches, [the cathedral of Siena] was furnished with a plain substantial front wall, intended to serve as the backing and support of an ornamental façade.”
The face or front (most visible side) of any other thing, such as the prospect of an organ.
A deceptive or insincere outward appearance.
An object serving as a simplified interface to a larger body of code, as in the facade pattern.
“Facades are widely used for tasks like simplifying complex APIs.”

Etymology: Borrowed from French façade, from Italian facciata, a derivation of faccia (“front”), from Latin faciēs (“face”); compare face.

To cover or disguise an outward appearance.
“Una was not happy in that small and self-immured company, already bound together by its big year on Broadway. But she façaded her unrest with a determination to improve her mind.”
“The parks observed at the entrance, with their fountains and benches and circular drives, were no "Potemkin's villages" facading the lanscape for official visits.”