Fauntleroy

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Fauntleroy
in various usages, from the hero of Frances Hodgson Burnett's popular novel "Little Lord Fauntleroy" (1885).
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fauntleroy

noun
an excessively polite and well-dressed boy 
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Fauntleroy is always a great word to know.
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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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