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Definitions of Faux on the Web:
Faux is a French word used to describe something made to resemble something else. The original French word means false, fake, imitation or artificial.
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a French word for "imitation". In wallcovering, it usually applies to designs that imitate actual textures such as marble and wood.
www.seabrookwallpaper.com/ideas/glossary.aspx
not genuine, fake, similar in appearance
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Literally meaning 'false', faux is the term for finishes which look like something they are not.
www.decorativepainting.fsnet.co.uk/glossary.htm
A simulation of something else. Faux marble, for example, is a marble-like surface painted onto walls, furniture or other surfaces (see trompe l'oeil).
www.newportfurnishings.com/Reference/furniture_glossary.htm
French word for "fake"; a simulation of something else; faux marble, faux fur, and faux leather are generally made of synthetic materials and designed to look real
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fake, imitation Finial: the decorative ornament at the end of curtain rods
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French word for imitation
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French for false or fake (ie. faux fur, faux suede etc.)
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Artificial, fake or as a simulation of something else.
www.bedroomfurniture.com/glossary/f.htm
A fashionable term from French to indicate something made to look like it is something else. Literally this means "false."
www.invitations.la/Invitations_101/invitation_glossary_of_terms.htm
(pronounced "foe"): French word meaning false, fake, imitation or artificial. In a manufacturing context, faux is used to indicate something made to resemble something else.
www.pearl-necklace.info/glossary-f.htm
Literally means "false light." Used in the context of jewelry, it specifically means that the gems or gemstones reflect a "false light," in that the brilliance is achieved by highly faceted glass and foiled backing. Fashion jewelry of the finest quality can be described as being set with faux turquoise, rubies, emeralds or sapphires. Usually the glass stones are of the finest quality and could pass for the genuine Article.
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is a French word used is fashion for fake or imitation materials.
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An imitation of; used to describe imitation stones found in fashion jewelry.
www.impressionsjewelry7hillsmall.com/glossary.htm
French law. A falsification or fraudulent alteration or suppression of a thing by words, by writings, or by acts without either. Biret, Vocabulaire des Six Codes.
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fake: not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article; "it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic fur"; "faux pearls"; "false teeth"; "decorated with imitation palm leaves"; "a purse of simulated alligator hide"
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Faux (pronounced as foe) is a French word for fake. It is often used in English to attribute an upscale sound to the naming of a cheaper look alike. Ex: Faux Pearls, Faux Furs, etc.
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