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foil

/fɔɪl/
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noun

  • A very thin sheet of metal.
  • Thin aluminium/aluminum (or, formerly, tin) used for wrapping food.

    "wrap the sandwich up in foil"

  • A thin layer of metal put between a jewel and its setting to make it seem more brilliant.
  • (authorship) In literature, theatre/theater, etc., a character who helps emphasize the traits of the main character and who usually acts as an opponent or antagonist.
  • Anything that acts by contrast to emphasise the characteristics of something.
  • A very thin sword with a blunted (or foiled) tip
  • A thin, transparent plastic material on which marks are made and projected for the purposes of presentation. See transparency.
  • A stylized flower or leaf.
  • A hydrofoil.
  • An aerofoil/airfoil.

verb

  • To cover or wrap with foil.

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