faux
see also: Faux
Pronunciation Adjective
Faux
Etymology
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see also: Faux
Pronunciation Adjective
faux (not comparable)
- Fake or artificial.
- Synonyms: cod, mock
- Antonyms: genuine
- 2008, James Chandler, Maureen N. McLane, The Cambridge Companion to British Romantic Poetry:
- He modernizes the faux-archaic “withouten wind, withouten tide” to the more pointed and concrete “without a breeze, without a tide.”
- 2012, Susan Crabtree, Peter Beudert, Scenic Art for the Theatre: History, Tools and Techniques, page 392:
- Because mahoganies yield a supple fine-grained wood, they are often used as veneer wood. With proper technique and graining tools, all of these variations can be produced in faux wood.
- 2012, Annie Padden Jubb, David Jubb, LifeFood Recipe Book: Living on Life Force, page 196:
- Run grapes, either frozen, chilled, or room temperature, through your juicer for an incredible grape faux wine.
Faux
Etymology
Either a variant of Faulks or borrowed from French Faux.
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