1. foxe - Noun
2. Foxe - Proper noun
foxe (plural foxes)
Obsolete spelling of fox
Foxe
A surname.
According to John Foxe 's legendary account of his death, his last words were: "I am faint; Lord have mercy upon me, and take my spirit". Source: Internet
Bishop Edward Foxe tabled proposals in Convocation, with strong backing from Cromwell and Cranmer, which the King later endorsed as the Ten Articles and which were printed in August 1536. Source: Internet
By 1613, English-speaking Protestants began to use the word when they wished to imply that an event (especially the story of any saint not acknowledged in John Foxe 's Actes and Monuments ) was fictitious. Source: Internet
Foxe downplays Chaucer's bawdy and amorous writing, insisting that it all testifies to his piety. Source: Internet
Material that is troubling is deemed metaphoric, while the more forthright satire (which Foxe prefers) is taken literally. Source: Internet
John Foxe in his Actes and Monuments singled this out as "shameful railing". Source: Internet