foyer Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a large entrance or reception room or area
    entrance hall; anteroom; hall; antechamber; vestibule; lobby.

WordNet

Foy`er" noun
Etymology
F., fr. LL. focarium fireplace. See Focus, n.
Definitions
  1. A lobby in a theater; a greenroom.
  2. The crucible or basin in a furnace which receives the molten metal. Knight.

Webster 1913