The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
faux \faux\ (f[add]ks), n.; pl. fauces (f[add]"s[=e]z). [L.] See Fauces.WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
faux adj 1: not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article; "it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic fur"; "faux pearls"; "false teeth"; "decorated with imitation palm leaves"; "a purse of simulated alligator hide" [syn: fake, false, faux, imitation, simulated]