Definitions for foyerˈfɔɪ ər, ˈfɔɪ eɪ, fwɑˈyeɪ

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

foy•erˈfɔɪ ər, ˈfɔɪ eɪ, fwɑˈyeɪ(n.)

  1. the lobby of a theater, hotel, or apartment house.

  2. a vestibule or entrance hall in a house or apartment.

Origin of foyer:

1855–60; < F: fireplace, hearth (orig. a room to which theater audiences went for warmth between the acts) < Gallo-L

Princeton's WordNet

  1. anteroom, antechamber, entrance hall, hall, foyer, lobby, vestibule(noun)

    a large entrance or reception room or area

Wiktionary

  1. foyer(Noun)

    A lobby, corridor, or waiting room, used in a hotel, theater, etc.

    We had a drink in the foyer waiting for the the play to start.

  2. foyer(Noun)

    The crucible or basin in a furnace which receives the molten metal.

  3. Origin: From foyer, in turn from *focārium, from focārius, from focus

Webster Dictionary

  1. Foyer(noun)

    a lobby in a theater; a greenroom

  2. Foyer(noun)

    the crucible or basin in a furnace which receives the molten metal


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Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

foyer(noun)

an entrance hall to a theatre, hotel etc

I'll meet you in the foyer.

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