Definition of FOXESS

foxess

Meanings

Plural: foxesses

Noun

  • alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
  • a shifty deceptive person
  • the grey or reddish-brown fur of a fox
  • English statesman who supported American independence and the French Revolution (1749-1806)
  • English religious leader who founded the Society of Friends (1624-1691)
  • a member of an Algonquian people formerly living west of Lake Michigan along the Fox River
  • the Algonquian language of the Fox
  • A female fox.

Verb

  • deceive somebody
  • be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
  • become discolored with, or as if with, mildew spots

Origin / Etymology

From fox + -ess, since 1866.

Synonyms

bedevil, befuddle, Charles James Fox, confound, confuse, discombobulate, dodger, flim-flam, fob, fox, Fox, fuddle, George Fox, play a joke on, play a trick on, play tricks, pull a fast one on, slyboots, throw, trick, vixen

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