foxed
1Foxed — Foxed, a. 1. Discolored or stained; said of timber, and also of the paper of books or engravings. [1913 Webster] 2. Repaired by foxing; as, foxed boots. [1913 Webster] …
2Foxed — Fox Fox, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Foxed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Foxing}.] [See {Fox}, n., cf. Icel. fox imposture.] 1. To intoxicate; to stupefy with drink. [1913 Webster] I drank . . . so much wine that I was almost foxed. Pepys. [1913 Webster] 2. To… …
3foxed — drunk Literally, deceived, and so a variant of the obsolete deceived in liquor, which seeks to imply it was not your fault: ... poured drink into himself until he was completely foxed. (Fraser, 1970) As usual, the half is the same as …
4foxed — adjective Date: 1847 discolored with foxing < foxed leaves of old books > …
5foxed — /fokst/, adj. 1. deceived; tricked. 2. stained or spotted a yellowish brown, as by age: a dog eared and foxed volume of poetry. 3. (of museum specimens of birds and mammals) having melanin pigments that have oxidized with age to a reddish brown… …
6foxed — ˈfäkst adjective Etymology: fox (I) + ed : discolored with yellowish brown stains due to dampness, fungus activity, metallic impurities, or incipient decay foxed leaves of old books …
7foxed — 1. verb ; baffled; outwitted. 2. adjective Of paper, having yellowish brown stains …
8foxed — adj. tricked; deceived; cheated; stained or spotted with yellowish brown color (due to age); (relating to specimens of birds and mammals in museums) having melanin pigments that have oxidized to a reddish brown color with age fÉ‘ks /fÉ’ks n. type …
9foxed — adjective (of the paper of old books or prints) discoloured with brown spots. Derivatives foxing noun …
10foxed — [[t]fɒkst[/t]] adj. stained or spotted a yellowish brown • Etymology: 1605–15 …
