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Definition of Foxed
1. a. Discolored or stained; -- said of timber, and also of the paper of books or engravings.
Definition of Foxed
1. Verb. (past of fox); baffled; outwitted. ¹
2. Adjective. Of paper, having yellowish brown stains. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Foxed
1. fox [v] - See also: fox
Lexicographical Neighbors of Foxed
Literary usage of Foxed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. American Book Prices Current (1921)
"Cf. (hinges cracked, foxed), Benton, G., Mar. 11, '20. (373) $20.00. Hf.
cf., H., Mar. 31, '20. (480) $11.00. HEWITT (RH). Across the Plains and Over the ..."
2. Diary and Correspondence of Samuel Pepys by Samuel Pepys, Richard Griffin Braybrooke, John Smith (1867)
"been with company, and was quite foxed.1 I took him with me in my boat, and so
away to Richmond, and there, by night, walked with him to Mortlake, ..."
3. Publishers Weekly by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1878)
"foxed. 7.50. The Poems of Ossian. Translated by Jas. Macpherson. > v. 8°. old cf.
4.00. ... foxed. 7-50. Grattan's Life and Times. By his Son. я v. ..."
4. Book-prices Current: A Record of Prices at which Books Have Been Sold at Auction (1892)
"(2072) Quaritch, £3. scriptions by T. Moule, LARGE PAPER, 60 plates, India proofs,
some in colours, several of the plates foxed, hf. bd., uncut, it., 1839, ..."
5. Book Auction Recordsby Frank Karslake by Frank Karslake (1906)
"Edwards £2 2s S. May 7 —— The same, complete in 15 parts, with wrappers, some
pits, foxed and stained, the wrappers have a design by GC which does not ..."
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