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Fading
The loss of color due to exposure to light, heat or weathering.
| | Fauteuil
French upholstered arm chair which, unlike the Bergere, has open spaces between the arms and seat.
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Ferrule
Metal ring or cup, turned or square, fitting the foot of a leg for strength and ornament.
| | Fiddle
A chair splat shaped in manner of the violin’s contour.
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Filigree
Interlaced wire-work decoration of scrolls and arabesques.
| | Filling
Same as weft yarn in weaving. The yarn which interlaces at right angles with the warp yarn.
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Film
Layer or coat of paint or other material applied to a surface.
| | Finial
A decorative finishing device, usually foliated, for the terminals of projecting uprights.
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Finish Coat
The last coat of paint or other finish.
| | Fit
In a printed fabric the relative location of the elements of a design. Fabrics are either in-fit or, out-of-fit. Corresponds to registration for printed wallpapers.
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Fitch Edge Tool
A small stippling brush used to apply glaze to difficult-to-reach areas. Used with the Ralph Lauren Antiqued Leather Technique.
| | Flaking
A form of paint failure characterized by the detachment of small pieces of the film from the surface of the previous coat of paint.
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Flashing
The development of uneven gloss resulting from underlying variable porosity or high humidity on the top of the paint while drying.
| | Fleur-De-lis
A French emblem in the form of a conventionalized floral design.
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Flitch
Part of a log that is sawed into veneers; the bundle of consecutive sheets of veneers when cut.
| | Floating
Separation of pigment colors on the surface of applied paint.
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Fluting
Hollows or channels cut on any horizontal or perpendicular surface. The ridge between the flutes is a fillet.
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Decorated with leaf designs of an intricate pattern.
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Framing
Brushing around the edges of a room as well as trim, light switches, outlets, etc., prior to rolling or spraying.
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A kind of Greek ornament formed of bands or fillets variously combined. A piece of perforated ornamental work.
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Frieze
In architecture, the entablature between the architrave and cornice. The term is applied to the broad border which sometimes runs around the top of a room or a cabinet.
| | Fungicide
An agent that helps prevent mold or mildew growth on paint.
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