Among these Faux Semblant presents himself, and, after some parley, is received.
The deputies' benches are covered with cloth, 'parsemees de croisettes de Lorraine et de larmes miparties de vair et de faux argent.
In shams and "faux semblants" he sees the true source of good and evil, the touchstone of right and wrong, the main difference between the worthy and the unworthy.
But I suddenly felt the necessity of not displaying my ignorance, for Edgar's sake, and pretended to be preoccupied, and so gained time to look about me covertly, and prepare an excuse for any faux pas on my part.
Surely the printer would discover the absence of the four pages and wait for them--otherwise I would rather have lost one of my fingers, or all the hair from my head, than have committed such a faux pas.
This was the young man who had made the faux pas which had caused Mrs. Ferguson so much consternation, and who had so manfully apologized afterwards.
And the palpable fact that his regret was more on the clergyman's account than for the social faux pas drew Holder the more, since it bespoke a genuineness of character.
The truth is, I executed rather a faux pas over there at Asquith.
Of course,' I went on, trying to make the best of my faux pas, 'it may be a good thing for you.
Mine and Cellars, and had surveyed the barrels of powder in them, and had heard the whole confessions of Faux and Catesby.
It bears the inscription, "Laterna illa ipsa qua usus est, et cum qua deprehensus Guido Faux in crypta subterranea ubi domo Parliamenti difflandae operam dabat.
No less than the lord chamberlain must search for it and discover it, and Faux with his dark lantern must be apprehended.
She was always on the very edge of a faux pas, and her enemies did not fail to accuse her of frequent slips beyond the edge.
His face had gone red and then white, as though he'd suddenly realized he'd committed a faux pas.
The skipper was letting the boot ensign redeem himself after the faux pas he'd made.
Perhaps this same impertinent French action may prove a second French faux pas, to follow in the wake of the first and very egregious faux pas in Mexico.
In the British Museum, however, there are manuscripts dating from the previous century, showing that the faux bourdon had already commenced to make its way against the old systems of Hucbald and Guido.
Thus this habit of singing merged into faux bourdon, which has been discussed in a former chapter.
The combination of the faux bourdon and the remnant of the organum gives us the foundation for our modern tone system.
Madame du Maine, the 'faux sauniers' laid down their arms, asked, and obtained pardon.
There were more than five thousand faux saumers, who openly carried on their traffic in Champagne and Picardy.
And meanwhile the 'faux sauniers' had gone on increasing.
The people by whom this trade was conducted, 'faux sauniers', as they were called, travelled over the provinces in bands well armed and well organized.
Je m’inscris en faux contre cette assertion = I emphatically deny the truth of that assertion.
Il a un faux air d’avocat = He looks something like a barrister.
Faux comme un jeton = As false as Judas; As false as a die.
Inscrire Je m’inscris en fauxcontre cette assertion = I emphatically deny the truth of that assertion.
Songe “Puisqu’en vous il est faux que songes sont mensonges” = Since with you, it is untrue that dreams go by contraries.
With a faux saulnier originated the great peasant rising in Brittany, the Chouan war; a war to which Napoleon said, "All preceding wars have been but games.
Of this terrible faux pas, the Lady Matilda's maid occasionally reminded Ellis when they quarrelled over the respective merits of their little ladies.
Instead of gossiping on poor Mrs. Cauliflower's unfortunate but innocent faux pas, the Dear Creatures will soothingly compare notes on the baby question and discuss the merits of quieting syrups and puff-boxes.
It has been arranged differently for this occasion, which may account for a slight faux pas which happened.
And had I committed a faux pas in refusing to deliver up the little bag?
Oh, I am quite enlisted now; although after such a faux pas as I made last night I cannot boast of my finesse.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "faux" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.