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Fasces vs Fascet - What's the difference?

fasces | fascet |

As nouns the difference between fasces and fascet

is that fasces is 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 while fascet is (glassmaking) a wire basket on the end of a rod to carry glass bottles, etc, to the annealing furnace.

fasces

English

Noun

(head) (singular fascis)
  • 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

    • fascet

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (glassmaking) A wire basket on the end of a rod to carry glass bottles, etc., to the annealing furnace.
  • (glassmaking) An iron rod to be thrust into the mouths of bottles to carry them to the furnace.

    • Synonyms

    * (rod for carrying bottles to furnace) pontee, punty (Webster 1913)