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Meaning of "foxing" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FOXING

foxing  [ˈfɒksɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FOXING

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Foxing is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FOXING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

foxing

Foxing

Foxing is a term describing the age-related spots and browning seen on vintage paper documents such as books, postage stamps, certificates, and so forth. The name may derive from the fox-like reddish-brown color of the stains, or the rust chemical ferric oxide which may be involved. Paper so affected is said to be "foxed." Although unsightly and a negative factor in the value of the paper item for collectors, foxing does not affect the actual integrity of the paper. Foxing also occurs in biological study skins or specimens, as an effect of chemical reactions or mold on melanin. Aside from foxing, other types of age-related paper deterioration include destruction of the lignin by sunlight and absorbed atmospheric pollution, typically causing the paper to go brown and crumble at the edges, and acid-related damage to cheap paper such as newsprint, which is manufactured without neutralizing acidic contaminants.

Definition of foxing in the English dictionary

The definition of foxing in the dictionary is a piece of leather used to reinforce or trim part of the upper of a shoe.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FOXING


autosexing
ˈɔːtəʊˌseksɪŋ
beatboxing
ˈbiːtˌbɒksɪŋ
boxing
ˈbɒksɪŋ
chessboxing
ˈtʃɛsˌbɒksɪŋ
coaxing
ˈkəʊksɪŋ
fixing
ˈfɪksɪŋ
letterboxing
ˈlɛtəˌbɒksɪŋ
match-fixing
ˈmætʃˌfɪksɪŋ
mixing
ˈmɪksɪŋ
multiplexing
ˈmʌltɪpleksɪŋ
nitrogen-fixing
ˈnaɪtrədʒənˌfɪksɪŋ
perplexing
pəˈpleksɪŋ
relaxing
rɪˈlæksɪŋ
shadow-boxing
ˈʃædəʊˌbɒksɪŋ
taxing
ˈtæksɪŋ
vexing
ˈvɛksɪŋ
waxing
ˈwæksɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FOXING

foxfire
foxfish
foxglove
foxhole
foxhound
foxhunter
foxie
foxier
foxiest
foxily
foxiness
foxlike
foxship
foxskin
foxtail
foxtrot
foxtrotrots
foxtrotrotted
foxtrotrotting
foxy

WORDS THAT END LIKE FOXING

according
accounting
acting
adding
advertising
amazing
anything
banking
be on to a good thing
becoming
beginning
being
booking
breaking
bring
building
kick boxing
price-fixing
spot fixing
vision mixing

Synonyms and antonyms of foxing in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «foxing» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FOXING

Find out the translation of foxing to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of foxing from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «foxing» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

佛兴
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

foxing
570 millions of speakers

English

foxing
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

foxing
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بقع بنية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

foxing
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

foxing
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

foxing
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rousseurs
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Foxing
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Stockflecken
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

茶色への変色
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

foxing
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Foxing
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

foxing
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

foxing
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फॉक्सिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

foxing
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

foxing
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

foxing
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

foxing
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

foxingul
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

foxing
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

foxing
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

foxing
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

foxing
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of foxing

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FOXING»

The term «foxing» is regularly used and occupies the 81.131 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FOXING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about foxing

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FOXING»

Discover the use of foxing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to foxing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Foxing: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases
Familiar Quotations FortifyingNothing so fortifies a friendship as a belief on the part of one friend that he is superior to the other.ndash;Honoreacute; de BalzacCharacter contributes to beauty.
‎2008
2
The Care of Antiques and Historical Collections
Foxing is a form of brown, spotty staining of paper, generally associated with negligence in the care of the object at some time in its existence. Foxing seems to be caused either by chemical reactions involving fungi and iron salts in the paper , ...
Per Ernst Guldbeck, 1995
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Conservation Science: Heritage Materials
7 FOXING Old paper may appear uniformly yellowed due to age, but another phenomenon is foxing where yellow/brown spots appear on the paper. For many years, a controversy raged as to whether the spots were caused by microbiological ...
Eric May, Mark Jones, 2006
4
New Scientist
Even the name "foxing" is a mystery. We supposed it to come from the colour of the patches or the musty smell of foxed paper, but N. W. Pirie, following Robert Graves, recently proposed that it might arise from a widespread mistranslation of  ...
5
The Care of Prints and Drawings
Foxing. The term foxing refers to the small circular patches of brownish discoloration that can mysteriously appear on both old and modern papers, for no apparent reason. The causes for this unsightly manifestation are still being investigated.7 ...
Margaret Holben Ellis, 1987
6
Foxing the Witch
Woven within the story is a magical puzzle to be solved by interpreting rhyming lines. Clever limericks enliven the text and set the mood for a magical adventure.
‎1999
7
Rubber Products Manufacturing Technology
For the bonding of sole, side foxing, toe cap, toe guard, etc., in built-up shoes manufacturers apply natural rubber latex as cement by dipping or brush of natural rubber base cement. A typical molded roll sole compound formulation would ...
Anil K. Bhowmick, 1994
8
Digital Imaging for Cultural Heritage Preservation: ...
Phase I. The first phase of foxing detection determines the locations of the spots. As mentioned above, the foxing damage is related to the presence of iron; hence, the predominant color is red. Usually, vintage photographic prints are gray or ...
Filippo Stanco, Sebastiano Battiato, Giovanni Gallo, 2011
9
Heritage Rare Books Auction #6025
The plate displays some light scattered foxing, else it is in very good condition. Start Bid: $1. 37627 Barry Moser and others. Trio of Artist-Signed Broadsides for Beardsley's Cafe Restaurant. This exceptional lot of anniversary broadsides by ...
Heritage Auctions, Inc.
10
Of Microbes and Art: The Role of Microbial Communities in ...
Foxing. In Paper Conservation Catalogue, 9th edition, AIC 13: 1-39. Bridge, P.O., Hawksworth, D.L., Kozakiewicz, Z., Onions, A.H.S. and Paterson, R.R.M. 1986. Morphological and biochemical variation in single isolates of Penicillium. Trans.
Orio Ciferri, Piero Tiano, Giorgio Mastromei, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FOXING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term foxing is used in the context of the following news items.
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Public Release: 8-Jul-2015 Chameleons' eyes are not so independent
Katzir and his team decided to try foxing chameleons with an illusion to find out and publishes his discovery that the eyes do know where the ... «EurekAlert, Jul 15»
2
Agatha Christie's sleuths will chase, fight in BBC's new series
The one many of us are familiar with is Joan Hickson, who started knitting in 1984 -- going over the foxing intricacies of a crime as the cardigan ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
3
The Menzingers announce tour with mewithoutYou, NYC show …
All dates are listed below. While mewithoutYou aren't on that show, they will be in NYC soon on their ongoing tour with Foxing and Field Mouse ... «Brooklyn Vegan, Jul 15»
4
It's on! Maroons and Blues face final clash in Origin decider tonight
The Blues camp is still foxing over the fitness of hooker Robbie Farah, who had surgery for a broken hand last week. The Wests Tigers skipper ... «9news.com.au, Jul 15»
5
Vans Authentic Disney Princess
... appearance on this shoe and the entire cast is set atop a white vulcanized rubber sole for comfort with a black foxing strip and white eyelets. «The BoomBox, Jul 15»
6
Andrew WK and More Added To The Fest
... Pentimento, Iron Reagan, Night Birds, Restorations, Young Widows, Banner Pilot, Copyrights, PUP, Beach Slang, FOXING, Jeff Rosenstock, ... «PropertyOfZack, Jul 15»
7
mewithoutYou Takes Fitz Faithful to a Fever Pitch
On top of it all, both acts lamented the absence of Foxing. This St. Louis rock outfit had been the third act on the tour, but they had to bow out ... «Houston Press, Jul 15»
8
Tonight in live music: Sweet Crude, mewithoutYou, the Gwan of July …
mewithoutYou with Foxing, Field Mouse Pale Horses, the sixth and latest full-length from Philly outfit mewithoutYou, departs from the folk hues ... «Creative Loafing Tampa, Jul 15»
9
Converse Jack Purcell II Nappa Leather
The sneaker is given tonal suede foxing for an extra bit of contrast and more durability as well. You can cop the Converse Jack Purcell II Nappa ... «The BoomBox, Jul 15»
10
Wimbledon 2015 players that have pushed SW19's strict dress code
The foxing around the toes must be smooth. Any undergarments that either are or can be visible during play (including due to perspiration) ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

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