Meaning of FOYER
| Pronunciation: | | 'foyur
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| | Definition: | | [n] a large entrance or reception room or area |
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| | Synonyms: | | antechamber, anteroom, entrance hall, hall, lobby, vestibule |
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| | See Also: | | building, edifice, narthex, room | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Foy`er"\, n. [F., fr. LL. focarium fireplace. See
{Focus}, n.]
1. A lobby in a theater; a greenroom.
2. The crucible or basin in a furnace which receives the
molten metal. --Knight.
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| | Related Terms: | | ancestral halls, chimney corner, entrance, entrance hall, entranceway, entry, entryway, family homestead, fireplace, fireside, galilee, hearth, hearth and home, hearthstone, home, home place, home roof, home sweet home, homestead, household, ingle, inglenook, ingleside, lobby, menage, narthex, paternal roof, portal, portico, propylaeum, roof, rooftree, stoa, threshold, toft, vestibule |
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