Faux
Faux (pronounced /ˈfoʊ/, like "foe") is a French word for false or fake. It is often used in English phrases such as faux pearls, 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.
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 name given to Fox News Channel to satire, criticize or deride alleged bias in their reporting
Fauxbourdon
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".
Translation
The word "Faux" occurs as such in the following languages: English, Cebuano, German, French, Italian, Dutch.
Translation in Ukrainian: Фо.
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