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foy⋅er

[foi-er, foi-ey; Fr. fwa-yey]
–noun, plural -ers [-erz, -eyz; Fr. -yey] .
1. the lobby of a theater, hotel, or apartment house.
2. a vestibule or entrance hall in a house or apartment.

Origin:
1855–60; < F: fireplace, hearth (orig. a room to which theater audiences went for warmth between the acts) < Gallo-L *focārium, equiv. to L foc(us) hearth (cf. focus ) + -ārium -arium
foy·er   (foi'ər, foi'ā', fwä'yā')   
n.  
  1. A lobby or anteroom, as of a theater or hotel.
  2. An entrance hall; a vestibule.

[French, social center, from Old French foier, fireplace, from Vulgar Latin *focārium, from Late Latin, neuter of focārius, of the hearth (unattested sense), from Latin focus, fire.]
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