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Fox

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Fox  (fks)
n. pl. Fox or Fox·es
1.
a. A Native American people formerly inhabiting various parts of southern Michigan, southern Wisconsin, northern Illinois, and eastern Iowa, with present-day populations in central Iowa and with the Sauk in Oklahoma.
b. A member of this people.
2. The Algonquian language of the Fox.

[Translation of French Renards, foxes, perhaps translation of Fox wa·koe·haki, foxes (applied as a name to a clan with the totem of a fox).]

Fox, Charles James 1749-1806.
British politician who supported American independence and the French Revolution.

Fox, George 1624-1691.
English religious leader who founded the Society of Friends, or Quakers (1647-1648).

fox  (fks)
n. pl. fox·es also fox
1.
a. Any of various carnivorous mammals of the genus Vulpes and related genera, related to the dogs and wolves and characteristically having upright ears, a pointed snout, and a long bushy tail.
b. The fur of one of these mammals.
2. A crafty, sly, or clever person.
3. Slang A sexually attractive person.
4. Nautical Small cordage made by twisting together two or more strands of tarred yarn.
5. Archaic A sword.
v. foxed, fox·ing, fox·es
v.tr.
1. To trick or fool by ingenuity or cunning; outwit.
2. To baffle or confuse.
3. To make (beer) sour by fermenting.
4. To repair (a shoe) by attaching a new upper.
5. Obsolete To intoxicate.
v.intr.
1. To act slyly or craftily.
2. To turn sour in fermenting. Used of beer.

[Middle English, from Old English.]
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fox
red fox
Vulpes fulva

fox
Noun
pl foxes or fox
1. a doglike wild animal with a pointed muzzle and a bushy tail
2. its reddish-brown or grey fur
3. a person who is cunning and sly
Verb
Informal to confuse or puzzle [Old English]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Foxfox - alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
canid, canine - any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles
vixen - a female fox
Reynard - a conventional name for a fox used in tales following usage in the old epic `Reynard the Fox'
Vulpes vulpes, red fox - the common Old World fox; having reddish-brown fur; commonly considered a single circumpolar species
Vulpes fulva, red fox - New World fox; often considered the same species as the Old World fox
prairie fox, Vulpes velox, kit fox - small grey fox of the plains of western North America
kit fox, Vulpes macrotis - small grey fox of southwestern United States; may be a subspecies of Vulpes velox
Alopex lagopus, Arctic fox, white fox - thickly-furred fox of Arctic regions; brownish in summer and white in winter
gray fox, grey fox, Urocyon cinereoargenteus - dark grey American fox; from Central America through southern United States
2.Foxfox - a shifty deceptive person
beguiler, cheater, deceiver, trickster, slicker, cheat - someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
3.fox - the grey or reddish-brown fur of a fox
fur, pelt - the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
4.FoxFox - English statesman who supported American independence and the French Revolution (1749-1806)
5.FoxFox - English religious leader who founded the Society of Friends (1624-1691)
6.Fox - a member of an Algonquian people formerly living west of Lake Michigan along the Fox River
Algonquian, Algonquin - a member of any of the North American Indian groups speaking an Algonquian language and originally living in the subarctic regions of eastern Canada; many Algonquian tribes migrated south into the woodlands from the Mississippi River to the Atlantic coast
7.Fox - the Algonquian language of the Fox
Algonquian language, Algonquin, Algonquian - family of North American Indian languages spoken from Labrador to South Carolina and west to the Great Plains
Verb1.Foxfox - deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week"
cozen, deceive, delude, lead on - be false to; be dishonest with
snooker - fool or dupe; "He was snookered by the con-man's smooth talk"
2.fox - be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"
demoralize - confuse or put into disorder; "the boss's behavior demoralized everyone in the office"
bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, baffle, mystify, nonplus, perplex, puzzle, stupefy, amaze, gravel, vex, pose, stick, beat, get - be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"
disconcert, flurry, confuse, put off - cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the young man confused her"
disorient, disorientate - cause to be lost or disoriented
be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
3.fox - become discolored with, or as if with, mildew spots
spot - become spotted; "This dress spots quickly"
Translations
Spanish fox [fɔks] nzorro
vtconfundir

French fox [fɔks] nrenard m
vtmystifier

German fox [fɔks] nFuchs m
Italian fox [fɔks] nvolpe f
vtconfondere

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Then the gardener's eldest son set out and thought to find the golden bird very easily; and when he had gone but a little way, he came to a wood, and by the side of the wood he saw a fox sitting; so he took his bow and made ready to shoot at it.
Fire Eater gives Pinocchio five gold pieces for his father, Geppetto; but the Marionette meets a Fox and a Cat and follows them
In the center was a large fox's head, and the fox wore a shrewd and knowing expression and had large spectacles over its eyes and a small golden crown with shiny points on top of its head.
 
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