There was a narrow passage between the atrium and the peristylium; this was called the fauces.
"Beric the Briton A Story of the Roman Invasion"
G. A. Henty
It acts in a few minutes and its effect may be hastened by giving tepid water or tickling the fauces.
"The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines"
T. H. Pardo de Tavera
The open mouth exhibits the fauces of an intense vermilion tint; so that, although extremely handsome, this lizard presents, from its extraordinarily shaped head and threatening gestures, a most malignant aspect.
"Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon"
J. Emerson Tennent