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foyer Definition

foyer (fo̵iər; also fo̵iā′, -yā′; fo̵i ā, -yā)

noun

an entrance hall or lobby, esp. in a theater, hotel, or apartment house

Etymology: Fr, lobby, greenroom, lit., hearth < ML focarium < focarius, of the hearth < L focus, hearth: see focus

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foyer

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foyer Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • enter: As I entered the main grand foyer I was soon to learn how my youthful charm could make a fool of a man.

Adjective modifier

  • spacious: There is also a spacious new foyer with a full-length glass wall.
  • main: Adapted toilets off main foyer at Dress Circle level.
  • upper: Access to the upper foyer from this level is by 16 carpeted steps with handrails on both sides.
  • outer: Cafe Climbing the stairs from the outer foyer to the cinema cafe, later the bar.
  • library: Latest issues of current periodicals are displayed in the Library foyer.

Modifies a noun

  • entrance: The toilets are situated through a glass door to the left of the foyer entrance.
  • bar: Foyer bar open throughout the day for light refreshments.
  • space: The stainless steel clad auditorium is a single volume, which appears to float above the foyer space.
  • area: The Patients Lounge is in the main foyer area of the front of the hospital.

Noun used with modifier

  • entrance: A sloping ramp provides easy access to the entrance foyer which is a few steps below car park level.
  • au: Women returned to the home - le retour au foyer - and a climate of what one might call regressive sexual politics prevailed.
  • balcony: Several 1930s painted decorative panels survive in the balcony foyer.
  • cinema: The cinema foyer was full of little old ladies who looked like they hadn't been to the cinema for thirty years.
  • stall: A further flight of sixteen steps leads down to the stalls foyer.
  • theater: You will find us in the theater foyer between 7.30pm - 10.00pm.

Preposition: of

  • theater: The Box Office is located in the foyer of the theater.
  • hall: The Threshold space in the foyer of the concert hall becomes home to a specially constructed self-contained theater.

Preposition: with

  • desk: Guest facilities on site including a foyer with 24 hour reception desk, a TV room and a cozy lounge bar.
  • reception: There is a foyer with 24-hour reception, & currency exchange facility.

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