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[ foi -er, foi -ey; French fwa -yey ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈfɔɪ ər, ˈfɔɪ eɪ; French fwaˈyeɪ / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun, plural foy·ers [foi -erz, -eyz; French fwa -yey ]. /ˈfɔɪ ərz, -eɪz; French fwaˈyeɪ/. the lobby of a theater, hotel, or apartment house.
a vestibule or entrance hall in a house or apartment.
Origin of foyer 1855–60; <French: fireplace, hearth (originally a room to which theater audiences went for warmth between the acts) <Gallo-Latin *focārium, equivalent to Latin foc (us ) hearth (cf. focus) + -ārium -arium
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I was sitting in a foyer called the “Diplomatic Reception Room” when President Obama walked in.
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By far the most impressive piece of art was the bronze bust of Ennis in the foyer .
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According to PPR CEO Francois-Henri Pinault, the new name can be translated from French to mean “house” or “foyer ,” reports WWD.
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In the foyer there were a series of huge posters, a stirring one depicted women with the caption “Rebelling to be heard.”
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In the foyer a couple—a woman in a rose plush sortie de bal , and a blade—were mysteriously talking.
The Roll-Call | Arnold Bennett
If she were not met in the foyer , she was to go into the restaurant and ask for a table reserved for Mr. N. Smith.
The Second Latchkey | Charles Norris Williamson and Alice Muriel Williamson
Two days afterwards we met in the foyer at the Opera, and took a few turns together.
A Prince of Bohemia | Honore de Balzac
He came out of the music-hall and stood for a moment just outside the foyer , glancing fearfully up and down the rain-swept street.
The Yellow Claw | Sax Rohmer
The Parisians placed a fine bust of the composer in the Grand Opra foyer .
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British Dictionary definitions for foyer noun a hall, lobby, or anteroom, used for reception and as a meeting place, as in a hotel, theatre, cinema, etc
(in Britain) a centre providing accommodation and employment training, etc. for homeless young people
Word Origin for foyer C19: from French: fireplace, from Medieval Latin focārius , from Latin focus fire
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