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foe
CIDE DICTIONARY
foe, n. [OE. fo, fa, AS. f hostile; prob. akin to E. fiend. Fiend, and cf. Feud a quarrel.].
- One who entertains personal enmity, hatred, grudge, or malice, against another; an enemy. [1913 Webster]"A man's foes shall be they of his own household." [1913 Webster]
- An enemy in war; a hostile army. [1913 Webster]
- One who opposes on principle; an opponent; an adversary; an ill-wisher; as, a foe to religion. [1913 Webster]"A foe to received doctrines." [1913 Webster]
foe, v. t.
To treat as an enemy. Spenser. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
foe, n. esp. poet. or formal an enemy or opponent.
Etymology
OE fah hostile, rel. to FEUD(1)
THESAURUS
foe
adversary, antagonist, archenemy, assailant, bitter enemy, combatant, devil, enemy, foeman, muddlement, open enemy, opponent, opposing party, opposite camp, public enemy, sworn enemy, the loyal opposition, the oppositionROGET THESAURUS
foe
Enemy
N enemy, antagonist, foe, foeman, open enemy, bitter enemy, opponent, back friend, public enemy, enemy to society, every hand being against one, he makes no friend who never made a foe, with friends like that, who needs enemies?, Lord protect me from my friends, I can protect myself from my enemies.For further exploring for "foe" in Webster Dictionary Online
