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faux bois

faux bois noun: the artistic imitation of wood or wood grains in various media.

Noun

faux bois (uncountable)

  1. (US) The artistic imitation of wood or wood grains in various media.

Origin of faux bois

Borrowed from French faux bois (“false wood”).

Questions about faux bois

What does faux bois mean?
Faux bois means the artistic imitation of wood or wood grains in various media.
What part of speech is faux bois?
Faux bois is a noun.

Words near faux bois in the dictionary

  1. fauvistic
  2. fauvists
  3. faux
  4. faux ami
  5. faux amis
  6. faux bois
  7. faux Cyrillic
  8. faux frais
  9. faux gras
  10. Faux News
  11. faux pas

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