Foxed

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Discolored with yellowish-brown stains: "Their set of George Eliot was foxed and buckled by the rain” ( John Cheever).
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. Simple past tense and past participle of fox.; baffled; outwitted.
  • adj. Of paper, having yellowish brown stains.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Discolored or stained; -- said of timber, and also of the paper of books or engravings.
  • adj. Repaired by foxing.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Discolored by incipient decay: said of timber.
  • Discolored, stained, or spotted: said of books or prints, with reference to the paper.
  • Covered by a foxing, as a shoe.
  • Word Usage
    "In fact, if you look at the dictionary, the definition of 'foxed' is 'discoloured with yellowish brown staining', and I fear it might be reasonably appropriate."
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    Verb Stem
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