1877. M. Twain, Life on the Mississippi, ch. lvii., p. 503. It was the scarecrow Dean—in foxy shoes, down at the heels; socks of odd colours, also ‘down.’
4. (booksellers’).—A term applied to prints and books discoloured by damp; see Fox, verb, sense 6.
5. (painters’: obsolete).—Inclined to reddishness.
d. 1792. Sir J. Reynolds, Notes on Dufresnoy. That (style) of Titian, which may be called the Golden manner, when unskilfully managed, becomes what the painters call foxy.
6. (common).—Strong-smelling. Said of a red-haired man or woman.
Foy, subs. (old).—A cheat; a swindle.
1615. Greene, Thieves Falling Out. You be crossbites, foys, and nips.
Foyl-cloy, subs. (old).—A pickpocket; a rogue—B. E. [1690].
Foyst, subs. and verb. See Foist.
Foyster. See Foister.