foil
/fɔɪl/
Dictionary
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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