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faux

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"Imitation"

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4 lettersPronunciation /fəʊ/Part of speech adjectiveSorted afuxStarts with FEnds with X1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article

Word origin

Unadapted borrowing from French faux. Doublet of false.

Used in a sentence

  • He modernizes the faux-archaic “withouten wind, withouten tide” to the more pointed and concrete “without a breeze, without a tide.”
  • 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.
  • Run grapes, either frozen, chilled, or room temperature, through your juicer for an incredible grape faux wine.

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