Definition of Foley

1. Noun. ,(American English) The creation of sound effects, and their addition to film and TV images ¹

2. Noun. ,(American English) A foley artist ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Foley

1. a process for creating sounds for films [n -LEYS]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Foley

folding screen
folding screens
folding stuff
foldings
foldless
foldome
foldomes
foldout
foldouts
foldover
foldovers
folds
folds of iris
foldup
foldups
foley (current term)
foley artist
foley artists
foley session
foley sessions
foleys
folia
folia cerebelli
folia linguae
foliaceous
foliage
foliage leaf
foliage volume
foliaged
foliagelike

Literary usage of Foley

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Dictionary of National Biography by Sidney Lee (1908)
"foley was one of the commissioners for raising the loan, but his efforts failed, and, ... 292) that foley was a busy student of records and had compiled a ..."

2. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of Chancery: During by William Brown, Edward Thurlow Thurlow, Alexander Wedderburn Rosslyn, Great Britain Court of Chancery, Robert Belt (1820)
"They further stated, that the said Robert foley, one of the trustees, departed this life in ... To this bill the defendants, Andrew foley and Ann foley, ..."

3. The Boston Directory (1862)
"foley Daniel, house 62 Prince foley Daniel, laborer, house 103 Warren foley Dennis, stonecutter, hou«e 30 Señera foley Dennis, periodicals, 176 Hanison ave. ..."

4. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1904)
"2 on said plat, and on its west side by the foley lots 3 and It. Where shall we place the beginning corner of the courthouse lot? ..."

5. American Book Prices Current (1921)
"(inscribed), Fabyan & foley, G., Feb. 17, '20. (86) 17.50. Miscellaneous Poems selected from the United States Literary Gazette. Bost., 1826. 12mo. ..."

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