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noun (abstract noun)
- land of the fae, state of enchantment, associated with fays (as in fairy gold, fairy queen)
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| fig leaf |
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noun
- A leaf of the fig plant.
- A representation of leaf of a fig plant used to cover the genitals of a nude figure in a work of art (alluding to Genesis iii 7, in which Adam and Eve use fig leaves to hide their nakedness).
- (context, figuratively) Anything used to conceal something undesirable or that one does not want to be discovered.
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| figurine |
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noun
- a small carved or molded figure; a statuette
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| Flemish |
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proper noun
- The Dutch language as it is spoken in Flanders.
adjective
- Of or relating to Flanders, either as the historical county of Flanders, the current provinces of West Flanders and East Flanders, or as the Dutch-speaking region of Belgium.
- Of or relating to the Flemish variety of the Dutch language.
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| flitter |
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verb to flitter
- to flutter or quiver
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| florentine |
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adjective
- of, or relating to Florence in Italy
- cooked or served with spinach
- (martial arts) using two weapons, in the same manner as the slang term "monkey".
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| foreshorten |
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verb to foreshorten
- To render the image of an object such that it appears to be recede, receding in space as it is perceived visually.
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| forwarding |
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verb
- (present participle of, forward)
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| found object |
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noun (wikipedia, found art)
- a natural object, or one manufactured for some other purpose, considered as a work of art
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| foxy |
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adjective (foxier, foxiest)
- having the qualities of a fox
- attractive, sexy
- (of a person) red-haired.
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| freestanding |
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adjective
- standing or set apart; not attached to anything
- The Leaning Tower of Pisa is a bell tower.
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| fresco |
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noun (countable and uncountable; plural frescoes or frescos)
- (uncountable) In painting, the technique of applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster.
- (countable) A painting made using this technique.
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| frottage |
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noun - an erotic act involving rubbing against random people in crowds
verb to frottage
- to rub a drawing implement (eg. a pencil, crayon or charcoal) over a piece of paper placed upon a textured surface in order to create a mottled or patterned area.
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| fugitive |
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noun
- (often followed by "from") a person who is fleeing or escaping from something
- John was a fugitive
adjective
- fleeing or running away
- transient, fleeting or ephemeral
- elusive of difficult to retain
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| futurism |
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noun
- An early 20th century avant-garde art movement focused on speed, the mechanical, and the modern, which took a deeply antagonistic attitude to traditional artistic conventions. Originated by Wikipedia:Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, F.T. Marinetti, among others.
- The study and prediction of possible futures.
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