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| foil [ foyl ] |
noun (plural foils) |
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1. metal in thin sheets: metal in a very thin flexible sheet
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2. good contrast to something: a useful or interesting contrast to something
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3. metal coating on mirror: the thin reflective metal coating on the back of a mirror
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4. nautical
Same as hydrofoil (sense 2)
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5. aviation
Same as airfoil
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6. architecture arc in Gothic window: an arc at the top of a Gothic window
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transitive verb (past and past participle foiled, present participle foil·ing, 3rd person present singular foils) |
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cover something with foil: to cover or coat something with metal foil
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| [14th century. Via Old French< Latin folium "leaf," folia "leaves"] |
