Main Entry:

¹foam

Pronunciation:

\ˈfōm\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English fome, from Old English fām; akin to Old High German feim foam, Latin spuma foam, pumex pumice

Date:

before 12th century

1: a light frothy mass of fine bubbles formed in or on the surface of a liquid or from a liquid: as a: a frothy mass formed in salivating or sweating b: a stabilized froth produced chemically or mechanically and used especially in fighting oil fires c: a material in a lightweight cellular form resulting from introduction of gas bubbles during manufacture 2: sea3: something resembling foam

— foam·less \-ləs\ adjective