Faux

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Faux (pronounced /ˈfoʊ/, like "foe") is a French word for false or fake. It is often used in English phrases such as faux pearls, faux fur and faux news.

When manufacturing faux objects or materials, an attempt is often made to create products which will resemble the imitated items as closely as possible. However, some products are intentionally made to look "faux", for example, faux furs made for prospective buyers who want their fur to be recognizable as imitation due to controversy over the use and manufacture of real animal furs.

Faux materials are produced in a variety of ways, for example faux finishes, such as Terrazzo and scagliola, generally made with marble dust in a plaster binder, yielding a hard material that will take a polish. To imitate marbles, porphyry, and other stones, "faux finishes" are often painted using spatterdash, sponging, and feather-streaking techniques on gessoed and painted surfaces.

[edit] See also

• Faux painting
• Faux chateau
• Faux finishing - A sort of painting to make something look like stone or marble.
• Faux pas (literally false step) as in a misstep or more usually a social gaffe
• Faux News or FAUX News - A controversial name given to Fox News for accusations of media bias by other media outlets.
• Fauxbourdon

[edit] Communes in France

• Faux, Ardennes, in the Ardennes département
• Faux, Dordogne, in the Dordogne département
• Faux-Fresnay, in the Marne département
• Faux-la-Montagne, in the Creuse département
• Faux-Mazuras, in the Creuse département
• Faux-Vésigneul, in the Marne département
• Faux-Villecerf, in the Aube département

Faux is also a rare last name, of British origin. As a name, it is often pronounced "Forks", or "Foe".

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