Definition of "foyer" []

• A lobby or anteroom, as of a theater or hotel. (noun)
• An entrance hall; a vestibule. (noun)

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• "I would like to put up some kind of doors to the rooms off the foyer, because I would like to emphasize the sense that the foyer is the most public room of our private residence, and the place for people to get the impression that this is a someone's little kingdom they are entering and not the local hangout."
• "Jessica Antola The foyer is accented by one of Mr. Adler's bright orange lacquer console tables."
• "The original closed-in foyer was dramatically opened."