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factice

/ ˈŽÚĂŠ°ìłÙÉȘČő /

noun

  1. a soft rubbery material made by reacting sulphur or sulphur chloride with vegetable oil
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˜yĐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of factice1

C19: from Greek faktis from Latin ŽÚČ賊łÙÄ«łŠŸ±łÜČő factitious
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Other ingredients are added, including a mixture of vegetable oil and sulphur known as factice.

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It is this factice which acts as the real erasing material.

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A simple pink rhomboid, its distinctive colouring and soft texture were a result of the volcanic pumice mixed with the rubber and factice during the manufacturing process.

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L'étude la plus attentive de la Tradition n'a pas donné de nouvelles lumiÚres à ceux qui sont capables de ces études, et sans doute l'état de la question dans cette sphÚre mérite une attention tout exceptionnelle, et bien différente de celle que prétend attirer sur soi un enthousiasme factice ou irréfléchi.

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La pastorale Ă  la façon de ThĂ©ocrite fut dans les pays hellĂ©niques une vĂ©ritĂ©; la GrĂšce se plut toujours Ă  ce petit genre de poĂ©sie fin et aimable, l’un des plus caractĂ©ristiques de sa littĂ©rature, miroir de sa propre vie, presque partout ailleurs niais et factice.

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