Hypertext Webster Gateway: "foyer"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Foyer \Foy`er"\, n. [F., fr. LL. focarium fireplace. See
{Focus}, n.]
1. A lobby in a theater; a greenroom.
2. The crucible or basin in a furnace which receives the
molten metal. --Knight.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
foyer
n : a large entrance or reception room or area [syn: {anteroom},
{antechamber}, {entrance hall}, {hall}, {lobby}, {vestibule}]
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