foxing.

Brownish spotting that develops on paper, prints, or similar old materials.

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Words that belong together

• paper foxing
• foxing on pages

On the page

Foxing mottled the margins of the letter.

The print showed foxing beneath the glass.

Usage notes

Primary category: gothic. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.