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Webster's English Dictionary

foundation

n. [F. fondation, L. fundatio. See Found to establish.]1. The act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to erect. ()

2. That upon which anything is founded; that on which anything stands, and by which it is supported; the lowest and supporting layer of a superstructure; groundwork; basis. ()

Behold, I lay in Zion, for a foundation, a stone . . . a precious corner stone, a sure foundation. (Is. xxviii. 16.)

The foundation of a free common wealth. (Motley.)

3. (Arch.) The lowest and supporting part or member of a wall, including the base course (see Base course (a), under Base, n.) and footing courses; in a frame house, the whole substructure of masonry. ()

4. A donation or legacy appropriated to support a charitable institution, and constituting a permanent fund; endowment. ()

He was entered on the foundation of Westminster. (Macaulay.)

5. That which is founded, or established by endowment; an endowed institution or charity; as, the Ford Foundation. ()

Against the canon laws of our foundation. (Milton.)

Foundation course. See Base course, under Base, n. -- Foundation muslin, an open-worked gummed fabric used for stiffening dresses, bonnets, etc. -- Foundation school, in England, an endowed school. -- To be on a foundation, to be entitled to a support from the proceeds of an endowment, as a scholar or a fellow of a college. ()