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Fatso the Fat-Arsed Wombat Fatso the Fat-Arsed Wombat was an unofficial mascot of the Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics created by Sydney cartoonist Paul Newell with Roy and HG from the Australian Channel Seven sports/comedy television program The Dream with Roy and HG, which covered the event. He took the form of a life-size stuffed toy wombat with a lazy, cheerful expression and comically pronounced rump, and usually appeared on The Dream broadcasts on Roy and HG's desk.
Fattail scorpion Fattail scorpion is the common name given to scorpions of the genus Androctonus, which is one of the most dangerous groups of scorpion species in the world. They are found throughout the semi-arid and arid regions of the Middle-East and Africa.
Fatti maschii, parole femine Fatti maschii, parole femine is the state motto of Maryland. Sometimes mistaken for Latin, the language of many state mottos, it is actually Italian, although the proper spelling of the phrase is "Fatti maschi, parole femmine", making Maryland the only state with a motto in that language.
Fatty acid In chemistry, especially biochemistry, a fatty acid is a carboxylic acid often with a long unbranched aliphatic tail (chain), which is either saturated or unsaturated. Carboxylic acids as short as butyric acid (4 carbon atoms) are considered to be fatty acids, while fatty acids derived from natural fats and oils may be assumed to have at least 8 carbon atoms, e.
Fatty acid synthase Fatty acids are aliphatic acids funadmental to energy production and storage, cellular structure and as intermediates in the biosynthesis of hormones and other biologically important molecules. They are synthesised by a series of decarboxylative claisen condensation reactions from acetyl and Malonyl-CoA.
Fatty streak Fatty streak, though not composed of fat, is the term generally given to the earliest stages of atheroma, as viewed at autopsy, looking at the inner surface of arteries, without magnification. It is not visible by current technologies in living humans, even by IVUS, the imaging technology with the highest spatial resolution for visualizing artery walls in vivo.
Fatty's Tintype Tangle Fatty's Tintype Tangle is a 1915 comedy short film. A man, tired of his mother-in-law's henpecking, leaves home in anger and sits on a park bench, where a photographer takes a picture of him sitting next to a married woman, whose husband is not pleased.
Fattypuffs and Thinifers Fattypuffs and Thinifers (ISBN 1903252075) (in French, Patapoufs et Filifers) is a children's book written in 1930 by the French writer André Maurois. It concerns the imaginary underground land of the fat and congenial Fattypuffs and the thin and irritable Thinifers, which is visited by two brothers, the plump Edmund and the thin Terry.
Fatu Hiva: Back to Nature Fatu Hiva: Back to Nature is the name of a book, published in 1974, by archaeologist and explorer Thor Heyerdahl, detailing his experiences and reflections during a one-and-a-half-year stay on the Marquesan island of Fatu Hiva in 1937-38.
Fatuha train crash The Fatuha train crash was a rail transport accident that occurred on April 4 1998, in India. Removal of fishplates led to the packed Howrah-Danapur Express jumping tracks, killing 12 passengers and injuring more than 50 others near Fatuha station on the Eastern Railway's Danapur division.
Fatullah Fatullah () is a town on the southern outskirts of Dhaka, in central Bangladesh, close to the town of Narayanganj. It is the location of the Narayanganj Osmani Stadium, an international cricket stadium that has hosted its first One-Day International and Test match in 2006.
Fatuma Roba Fatuma Roba (born December 18, 1973) is a long-distance runner from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia most known for winning a gold medal in the marathon race at the 1996 Summer Olympics. She finished fourth at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics.
Fatwa A fatwā (; plural fatāwā), is a legal pronouncement in Islam made by a mufti, a scholar capable of issuing judgments on Sharia (Islamic law). Usually a fatwa is issued at the request of an individual or a judge to settle a question where fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) is unclear.
FatWallet FatWallet is a bargain hunting website, centering around a set of forums that allow users to publish deals and rebate offers on a comprehensive range of products and services, though computer related products dominate the listings. It appears to focus on listings geared towards USA consumers - the website is at present not geared to offer its service to a generic global/multi-currency audience.
FatWire FatWire is a global Web Content Management software company that produces software for websites, portals, and intranets. FatWire placed an early bet on Java by releasing UpdateEngine, a 100% pure Java Web Content Management System, in March 1997.
Fatyanovo-Balanovo culture The Fatyanovo-Balanovo culture, 3200—2300 BC, is an eastern extension of the Corded Ware culture into Russia. It runs from Lake Pskov in the west to the middle Volga in the east, with its northern reach in the valley of the upper Volga.
Faubion Bowers Faubion Bowers was General MacArthur's secretary during the American Occupation of Japan. His command of the Japanese language allowed him to be in the advanced landing party after the surrender of Japan in World War II.
Faubourg Marigny Mardi Gras costumes The Faubourg Marigny neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana is one of the most active on Mardi Gras Day, with many elaborate costumers strolling the streets. This part of town is comparatively little visited by tourists compared to other areas with active celebrations.
Faudel Faudel (born Faudel Belloua on June 6, 1978 in Mantes-la-Jolie) is a French singer of Algerian descent, considered the "Prince of RaĂŻ". He grew up in the suburbs of Paris, where he picked up his musical talents from his grandmother who taught him traditional Algerian music.
Faugère F4 algorithm In computer algebra, the Faugère F4 algorithm, by Jean-Charles Faugère, computes the Gröbner basis of an ideal of a multivariate polynomial ring. The algorithm uses the same mathematical principles as the Buchberger algorithm, but computes many normal forms in one go by forming a generally sparse matrix and using fast linear algebra to do the reductions in parallel.
Faugh A Ballagh Faugh a Ballagh is an Irish phrase that loosely translated means "clear the way". The true spelling of the phrase is "fág an bealach", but it was desguised and semi-anglified for reasons that are not entirely known.
Faughan Hill Faughan Hill is a low hill located approximately 5 miles to the north-west of Navan in County Meath in Ireland. Because of the flat land of Meath the hill is the most prominent feature in the topography of the area.
Fauchon Fauchon is a famous Parisian department store. Founded in the Place de la Madeleine by Auguste Fauchon in 1886, Fauchon specialises in contemporary luxury food in the areas of fine grocery, bakery, pastry, delicatessen, wine cellar and tea room, gifts.
Fauja Singh Fauja Singh (born 1 April 1911 in India) is an over 90 year old Sikh marathon runner, a world record holder in his age bracket. In 2004 he featured in an advertising campaign for sportswear manufacturer Adidas.
Faujdar Faujdar was a title awarded by Muslim rulers to people who had responsibility of protecting some territory. Faujdar is mostly used as a title by Jat gotras such as Sogarwar, Chahar, Sinsinwar, Kuntal throughout Northern India and Pakistan.
Fauji Fauji (1988) was enormously popular TV series about the daily life of an Indian Army regiment. The character played by Shah Rukh Khan (Abhimanyu Rai) gained instant popularity due to its charm, peppiness and the exuberance with which Khan essayed the role.
Fauladi Singh Fauladi Singh was India's most popular science fiction comic character in the decades of seventies and eighties. The comic was ahead of its times, at least, considering the cartoon/comic scene in India in the early eighties.
Faulds (plate armour) Faulds are a piece of plate armor worn below a breastplate to protect the waist and hips. They take the form of bands of metal surrounding both legs, potentially surrounding the entire hips in a form similar to a skirt.
Faulds Brow Faulds Brow is a small rise, north west of the village of Caldbeck in Cumbria, England. It is classified as an "Outlying Fell" by Alfred Wainwright, but its summit, at 344m (~1129 ft), is only slightly raised above the surrounding land.
Faulkes Telescope South The Faulkes Telescope South is a clone of the Liverpool Telescope, and is located at Siding Spring Observatory. It is a 2m reflecting telescope which is used for research which is also available for use by school children around the world over the internet.
Faulkner (surname) Faulkner, Falkner or Faulknor are name variants of Falconer. It is of medieval origin taken from Old French faulconnier, "one who practices the sport of falconry", or "keeper or trainer of hawks".
Faulkner Act (Small Municipality) The Faulkner Act, or Optional Municipal Charter Law, provides for New Jersey municipalities to adopt a Small Municipality form of government. Unlike the other Faulkner Act forms of municipal government, the Small Municipality Plan is available only to municipalities with a population of under 12,000.
Faulknor class leader The Faulknor class were a class of flotilla leaders that were under construction in the United Kingdom for the Chilean Navy at the outbreak of World War I. These ships were purchased by the British, taken over and completed for the Royal Navy for wartime service.
Fault coverage Fault coverage refers to the percentage of some type of fault that can be detected during the test of an electronic system, usually an integrated circuit. High fault coverage is particularly valuable during manufacturing test, and techniques such as Design For Test (DFT) and automatic test pattern generation are used to increase it.
Fault Current Limiters A Fault Current Limiter (FCL) is a device which limits the prospective Fault current when a fault occurs. The term is generally applied to superconducting devices, whereas non-superconducting devices (such as simple inductors or variable resistors) are typically termed Fault Current Controllers.
Fault injection In software testing, fault injection is a technique for improving the coverage of a test by randomly introducing failures, or faults, at a lower architectural layer than the software being tested, in order to test error handling code paths that might otherwise rarely be followed. It is often used with stress testing, and along with stress testing is widely considered to be an important part of developing robust software.
Fault management In network management, fault management is the set of functions that detect, isolate, and correct malfunctions in a telecommunications network, compensate for environmental changes, and include maintaining and examining error logs, accepting and acting on error detection notifications, tracing and identifying faults, carrying out sequences of diagnostics tests, correcting faults, reporting error conditions, and localizing and tracing faults by examining and manipulating database information.
Fault model A fault model is an engineering model of something that could go wrong in the construction or operation of a piece of equipment. From the model, the designer or user can then predict the consequences of this particular fault.
Fault Simulator DevPartner Fault Simulator is a software development tool used to simulate application errors. It helps developers and quality assurance engineers write, test and debug those parts of the software responsible for handling fault situations which can occur within applications.
Fault Zone (comics) Fault Zone is a fictional supervillainess created by Electronic Arts, in conjunction with Marvel Comics, in their first attempt to bring Marvel heroes to a video game platform, Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects.
Fault-block mountain Fault-block mountains are produced when normal (near vertical) faults fracture a section of continental crust. Vertical motion of the resulting blocks, sometimes accompanied by tilting, can then lead to high escarpments.
Fault-tolerant design Fault-tolerant design refers to a method for designing a system so it will continue to operate, possibly at a reduced level (also known as "graceful degradation"), rather than failing completely, when some part of the system fails. The term is most commonly used to describe computer-based systems designed to continue more or less fully operational with, perhaps, a reduction in throughput or an increase in response time in the event of some partial failure.
Fault-tolerant system Fault-tolerance or graceful degradation is the property that enables a system to continue operating properly in the event of the failure of some of its components. If its operating quality decreases at all, the decrease is proportional to the severity of the failure, as compared to a naively-designed system in which even a small failure can cause total breakdown.
Faultline Records Faultline Entertainment Group also known as Faultline Records is an independent record label based in Melbourne, Australia. It was founded in 1998 by ARIA Nominated metal producer dw Norton and begun as a development label.
Faun Fables Faun Fables is a band from Oakland, California. Faun Fables is a concept and vehicle for Dawn McCarthy, who was inspired to write the original material while traveling after leaving the New York City music scene in 1997 http://faunfables.
Fauna and Flora Guarantee Act (1986) The Fauna and Flora Guarantee Act (1988) is an act of the Victorian government designed to protect species, genetic material and habitats, to prevent extinction and allow maximum genetic diversity within the state of Victoria for perpetuity.
Fauna and Flora Preservation Society Fauna and Flora International (formerly the Fauna and Flora Preservation Society), was founded in 1903 as the Society for the Preservation of the Wild Fauna of the Empire by a group of British naturalists and American statesmen in Africa. It was then called the Fauna Preservation Society, before being renamed Fauna and Flora Preservation Society in 1981.
Fauna of Armenia Fauna in Armenia is diverse given the country's relatively small geographic size, owing to the varied habitats created by the area's mountainess terrainDA Tours: Fauna. Armenia is an important area for migratory animals, about 350 different bird species were recorded in the country.
Fauna of Australia The fauna of Australia consists of a huge variety of unique animals; some 83% of mammals, 89% of reptiles, 90% of fish and insects and 93% of amphibians that inhabit the continent are endemic to Australia.Williams, J.
Fauna of Canada The fauna of Canada is considered to be diverse across Canada. Canada has multiple ecosystems, ranging from lush forests of British Columbia, to the prairies of Western Canada, to the tundra of the Northern Canada.
Fauna of Indonesia The Fauna of Indonesia consists of a high level of biodiversity due to its vast-size and tropical archipelago make-up. This high biodiversity level is the result of the Wallace Line, dividing Indonesia into three regions; Asian zoogeographical regions, in which influenced by Asian fauna, and Australasian zoogeographical regions, brings more influences from Australian fauna.
Fauna of Maine The fauna of Maine include several diverse land and aquatic animal species, especially those common to the North Atlantic Ocean and deciduous forests of North America. Some of these species include white-tailed deer, leatherback turtle, Atlantic salmon, the eponymous Maine lobster, mink, bald eagle, and bobcat.
Fauna of Scotland The fauna of Scotland is generally typical of that of the north west European part of the Palearctic ecozone, although several of the larger mammals were hunted to extinction in historic times. A population of wild cats remains.
Fauna of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands The terrestrial fauna of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands is unsurprisingly depauperate, because of the small land area of the islands, their lack of diverse habitats, and their isolation from large land-masses. However, the fauna dependent on marine resources is much richer.
Faunal stage Faunal stages are subdivisions of rock layers used primarily by paleontologists who study fossils rather than by geologists who study rock formations. Typically, a faunal stage will consist of a series of rocks that contain similar fossils.
Fauntleroy Creek Fauntleroy Creek is a stream in the Fauntleroy neighborhood of West Seattle, Washington, USA. It flows for about a mile from its headwaters in the 32 acre (129,000 m²) ravine of Fauntleroy Park to its outlet just south of the state ferry terminal on Puget Sound's Fauntleroy Cove, dropping 300 feet (100 m) vertically along the way.
Fauntleroy, Seattle, Washington Fauntleroy is a neighborhood in the southwest corner of Seattle, Washington. Part of West Seattle and situated on Puget Sound's Fauntleroy Cove (into which Fauntleroy Creek flows from its source in Fauntleroy Park), it faces Vashon Island, Blake Island, and the Kitsap Peninsula to the west.
Faunus In Roman mythology, Pan's counterpart Faunus was one of the oldest Roman deities, the di indigetes, who was a good spirit of the forest, plains, and fields; when he made cattle fertile he was called Inuus. He was consulted as a god of prophecy, under the name of Fatuus, with oracles in the sacred groves of Tibur, around the well Albunea, and on the Aventine Hill in ancient Rome itself (Peck 1898).
Faure Gnassingbé Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé (born June 6, 1966), also known as Faure Eyadéma, has been the President of Togo since May 4, 2005; he was previously president for twenty days from February 5 to February 25, 2005. He is the son of the late President and dictator Gnassingbé Eyadéma, and was named leader of Togo following his father's death.
Fauresmith Fauresmith is a small lucerne and potato farming town in the Free State Province of South Africa. The town began as a church settlement on land promised to Griqua leader Adam Kok, a town grew around it despite his protests.
Faurisson affair The Faurisson affair is a term given to an academic controversy in the wake of a book by Robert Faurisson, a Holocaust denier. The scandal largely dealt with the inclusion of an essay by Noam Chomsky, Some Elementary Comments on the Rights of Freedom of Expression, as an introduction to Faurisson's book.
Faust (band) Faust is a German krautrock band, originally composed of Werner "Zappi" Diermaier, Hans Joachim Irmler, Arnulf Meifert, Jean-Hervé Péron, Rudolf Sosna and Gunter Wüsthoff, working with producer Uwe Nettelbeck and engineer Kurt Graupner.
Faust (opera) Faust is an opera in five acts by Charles Gounod to a French libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré from Carré's play Faust et Marguerite, in turn loosely based on Goethe's Faust, Part I. It debuted at the Théatre-Lyrique in Paris on March 19, 1859.
Faust Hotel The Faust Landmark, formerly known as the Faust Hotel (or Hotel Faust) and Tebala Towers and located on East State Street, is one of the largest buildings in downtown Rockford, Illinois, United States. It is currently serves older and elderly persons 55 years and older.
Faust Overture The Faust Overture is a concert overture composed by German composer Richard Wagner. Wagner originally composed it from 1839-40, intending it to be the first movement of a Faust Symphony based on the play Faust by German playwright Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
Faust Symphony A Faust Symphony in three character studies (Eine Faust-Sinfonie in drei Charakterbildern) (S.108), or simply the "Faust Symphony", was written by Hungarian composer Franz Liszt and was inspired by Johann von Goethe's drama, Faust.
Faust Vrančić Faust Vrančić or Fausto Veranzio (1551, Šibenik - January 17 1617, died in Venice and buried in Prvić Luka, a village on the island of Prvić near Šibenik), also known as Faust Verantius, was a humanist, philosopher, historian, lexicographer, and inventor.
Faustian Something that is faustian refers to a wider interpretation of the events of Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. In part one of Goethe's Faust, the central character's pact with the devil allows him to have energy, life and youth unless he becomes so entranced by the passing moment that he wishes that things will never change.
Faustin Rucogoza Faustin Rucogoza (died April 7 1994) was a Rwandan politician and the Minister of Information in the Broad-Based Transitional Government between late 1993 and April 1994. He was killed at the beginning of the Rwandan Genocide.
Faustin Twagiramungu Faustin Twagiramungu (born 1945 in Cyangugu province) is an ethnic Hutu politician in Rwanda. He was prime minister from 1994 until his resignation in 1995, the first head of government appointed after the Rwandese Patriotic Front captured Kigali.
Faustina Faustina is the name of several prominent women in history. Two notable women of the Roman Empire, a mother and daughter, both wives of emperors, were named Annia Galeria Faustina, and are normally distinguished as "elder" and "younger":
Faustina (film) Faustina is a 1995 Polish movie directed by Jerzy Lukaszewicz about Blessed Sister Faustina Kowalska, a saint of the Roman Catholic Church who was canonized by Pope John Paul II in 2000. It is the first feature film of its kind in Poland, and far from the path of modern cinema.
Faustina Bordoni Faustina Bordoni (1693 in Venice, Italy-1783 in Venice) Italian mezzo-soprano opera singer, nicknamed the "new siren' and commonly known, simply, as "Faustina". She was known for the great agility of her voice and sang for many years in Venice, Vienna and London.
Faustina the Younger Annia Galeria Faustina, "the Younger", (c. 125/130 - 175) was the younger daughter of the Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius and Faustina the Elder, wife of his successor Marcus Aurelius, and mother of twins Commodus and Antoninus, and Lucilla and ten other children.
Faustine Merret Faustine Lucie Merret (born 13 March 1978 in Brest) is a French sailor, who became Olympic champion at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the mistral class. She also has won several medals at World and European championships in mistral and RS:X.
Faustino Bocchi Faustino Bocchi (1659-1742) was an Italian painter, active in Brescia, who specialized in bizarre paintings of dwarfs. These were generally seen as humorous or satirical pieces, though some have semblance of the decorative conceits of Arcimboldo, while others suggest the nightmarish world of Hieronymus Bosch.
Faustino Reyes Faustino Reyes López (born April 4, 1975 in Marchena, Sevilla) is a former boxer from Spain, who represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There he won the silver medal in the featherweight division (– 57 kg), after being defeated in the final by Germany's Andreas Tews.
Faustino RodrĂ­guez-San Pedro Faustino RodrĂ­guez-San Pedro (1833-1925) was Mayor of Madrid in 1890, and a deputy in the Spanish National Congress, and then a political minister in the governments of Francisco Silvela y Antonio Maura. He was a lawyer who joined the Conservative party at that time.
Faustino Ruperez Faustino Rupérez (born 29 July 1956 in Piquera de San Esteban) is a retired Spanish professional road racing cyclist who raced between 1979 and 1985. Ruperez is most famous for capturing the overall title at the 1980 Vuelta a España.
Fausto Bertinotti Fausto Bertinotti (born on 22 March 1940) is an Italian politician and former leader of the Partito della Rifondazione Comunista, now replaced by Franco Giordano. On April 29, 2006, after center-left coalition's victory in the Italian general election, he was chosen by the new parliament as President of the Chamber of Deputies (one of the Italian Parliament houses).
Fausto Coppi Angelo Fausto Coppi (September 15, 1919, Castellania - January 2, 1960, Tortona) was an Italian racing cyclist. Nicknamed Il Campionissimo ("the greatest champion") or "The Champion of the Champions", he was one of the most successful and most popular cyclists of all time.
Fausto dos Santos Fausto dos Santos (born on January 28, 1905 in Codó, Maranhão – died on March 29, 1939 in Santos Dumont, Minas Gerais) was a temperamental football (soccer) player defensive midfielders of Vasco da Gama at the first half of past century. At the time, he and Jaguaré, another famous player at this era, was attempted to be loan to Barcelona.
Fausto Elhuyar Fausto de Elhuyar Lubize (October 11,1755 - February 6,1833) was a Spanish chemist, and the joint discoverer of tungsten with his brother Juan José Elhuyar in 1783. Fausto de Elhuyar was in charge, under a King of Spain commission, of organizing the School of Mining in México City and so was responsible of building an architectural jewel known as "Palacio de Minería".
Fausto Paolo Sozzini Fausto Paolo Sozzini, also known as Faustus Socinus, (born December 5, 1539 - died March 4, 1604) was a theologian and founder of the school of Christian thought known as "Socinianism," based on the Latinized spelling of his name.
Fausto Uribe Fausto Uribe Floreschapa (born May 3, 1971) is the CEO and founder of "Grupo A+F", a commercial group in Mexico City, dealing in such varied sectors as interiors design and technology development. Educated as an Industrial Engineer, he is involved in several information technology organizations.
Faustulus In Roman mythology, Faustulus was the shepherd who found the infants Romulus and Remus, who were being suckled by a she-wolf, known as Lupa, on the Palatine Hill. He, with his wife Acca Larentia, raised the children.
Faustus Cornelius Sulla Felix Faustus Cornelius Sulla Felix (22-62) was one of the lesser known figures of the Julio-Claudian dynasty of ancient Rome. His grandmother was Antonia Major, the niece of Emperor Augustus by her husband Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus (consul 16 BC) (his maternal grandfather).
Faustus Cornelius Sulla Lucullus III Faustus Cornelius Sulla Lucullus III was a son of Lucius Cornelius Sulla Faustus, who was a descendant of the Roman dictator Lucius Cornelius Sulla and Aemilia Lepida. Faustus and his brother Lucius Cornelius Sulla Magnus were senators who lived in Emperor Tiberius' reign.
Faustyna Kowalska Maria Faustina Kowalska, commonly known at St. Faustina, born Helena Kowalska (August 25, 1905, Głogowiec, Poland – October 5, 1938, Kraków, Poland) was a Polish nun and mystic, now venerated in the Roman Catholic Church as a saint.
Fauve Software Fauve Software was founded in 1992 by brothers Fred and Richard Krueger. It developed Matisse, a natural medium paint program, and XRes, a high-end image-manipulation program that was the basis for Macromedia Fireworks.
Fauvism Les Fauves (French for The Wild Beasts) were a short-lived and loose grouping of early Modern artists whose works emphasized painterly qualities, and the use of deep color over the representational values retained by Impressionism. Fauvists simplified lines, made the subject of the painting easy to read, exaggerated perspectives and used brilliant but arbitrary colors.
Faux Cyrillic Graphic designers sometimes employ faux Cyrillic typography to give a Soviet or Russian feel to text, by replacing Latin letters with Cyrillic letters resembling them in appearance. A simple way to accomplish this is to replace capital letters R and N with Cyrillic Я and И for some "Яussiaи flavor".
Faux finishing Faux finishing or faux marbling is the preparation and finishing of a surface to imitate the appearance of polished marble. It is typically used in buildings where the cost or weight of genuine marble would be prohibitive.
Faux frais of production Faux frais of production is a concept used by classical political economists and by Karl Marx in his critique of political economy. It refers to "incidental operating expenses" incurred in the productive investment of capital, which do not themselves add new value to output.
Faux château The term faux château satirically refers to the adaptation of an idyllic French château into a typical suburban family home that is characterized primarily by its misuse of architectural concepts and incorrect detailing and/or proportioning. This type of residence is often referred to as having “old-world” styling or “Provençal” inspiration, in an attempt at foreign branding.
Faux pas A faux pas, (IPA , plural: faux pas ) (French for false step) is a violation of accepted, although unwritten, social rules. Faux pas vary widely from culture to culture and what is considered good manners in one culture can be considered a faux pas in another.
Faux Pas (webcomic) Faux Pas (pronounced "fox paws" when referring to the strip, as opposed to the conventional pronunciation) is a comic strip created by Robert and Margaret Carspecken of R&M Creative Endeavors. The name is a play on the French phrase "faux pas" (), a social blunder, reflecting the demeanour of the strip's characters.
Fauxbourdon Fauxbourdon (also Fauxbordon, and also commonly two words: Faux bourdon) – French for false bass – is a technique of musical harmonisation used in the late Middle Ages and early Renaissance, particularly by composers of the Burgundian School. Guillaume Dufay was a prominent practitioner of the form, and may have been its inventor.
FauxCon Fauxcon is a parody of a role-playing convention. Purportedly run as a regional convention in Victoria, Fauxcon is primarily intended to make fun of the conventions of roleplaying conventions as they exist amongst the Role-playing conventions of Victoria, Australia.
Fauxtato Fauxtato is a compound that shares characteristics with potatoes, but is made of non-potato substances. This Potato Pretender , or "Potender" as it is also called, is often prepared and served like normal, "Idaho" potatoes, such as in mashed, baked, and home fries.

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