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noun
- 1. discoloration of the paper of old books or prints with brown spots: "a few tiny blotches of foxing mainly confined to outer-edge of frontispiece"
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Foxing is an age-related process of deterioration that causes spots and browning on old paper documents such as books, postage stamps, old paper money and certificates. The name may derive from the fox-like reddish-brown color of the stains, or the rust chemical ferric oxide which may be involved. Paper so affected is said to be "foxed". Foxing is rarely found in incunabula, or books printed befor... Wikipedia