| foil | 1. A leaf or very thin sheet of metal; as, brass foil; tin foil; gold foil. 2. A thin leaf of sheet copper silvered and burnished, and afterwards coated with transparent colours mixed with isinglass; employed by jewelers to give colour or brilliancy to pastes and inferior stones. 3. Anything that serves by contrast of colour or quality to adorn or set off another thing to advantage. "As she a black silk cap on him began To set, for foil of his milk-white to serve." (Sir P. Sidney) "Hector has a foil to set him off." (Broome) 4. A thin coat of tin, with quicksilver, laid on the back of a looking-glass, to cause reflection. 5. The space between the cusps in Gothic architecture; a rounded or leaflike ornament, in windows, niches, etc. A group of foils is called trefoil, quatrefoil, quinquefoil, etc, according to the number of arcs of which it is composed. Foil stone, an imitation of a jewel or precious stone. Origin: OE. Foil leaf, OF. Foil, fuil, fueil, foille, fueille, F. Feuille, fr. L. Folium, pl. Folia; akin to Gr, and perh. To E. Blade. Cf. Foliage, Folio. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| gold foil | Pure gold rolled into extremely thin sheets; used in the restoration of carious or fractured teeth. See: cohesive gold, noncohesive gold. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| water feather-foil | <botany> The water violet (Hottonia palustris); also, the less showy American plant H. Inflata. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| platinum foil | Pure platinum rolled into extremely thin sheets; its high fusing point makes it suitable as a matrix for various soldering procedures in dentistry, and also suitable for providing internal form to porcelain restorations during their fabrication. (05 Mar 2000) |
| feather-foil | <botany> An aquatic plant (Hottonia palustris), having finely divided leaves. Origin: Feather + foil a leaf. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal; "the photographic film was wrapped in foil" anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities; "pretty girls like plain friends as foils" hydrofoil: a device consisting of a flat or curved piece (as a metal plate) so that its surface reacts to the water it is passing through; "the fins of a fish act as hydrofoils" enhance by contrast; "In this picture, the figures are foiled against the background" thwart: hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent" picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button cover or back with foil; "foil mirrors"
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A foil is a very thin sheet of metal, usually made by hammering or rolling a piece of metal. Foils are most easily made with malleable metals, such as aluminum, copper, tin, and gold. Foils usually bend under their own weight and can be torn easily. The more malleable a metal, the thinner foil can be made with it. For example, aluminum foil is usually about 1/1000 inch (0.03 mm), whereas gold (more malleable than aluminum) can be made into foil only a few atoms thick. ...
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A character who sets off another character by contrast. For example, having an angry character talking to a happy one.
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A tissue-like material in sheet or roll form covered on one side with a metallic coloring used for stamping.
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a thin pliable sheet of aluminum; easily molded, conducts heat well, can withstand temperature extremes and is impervious to odors, moisture and air; used to cover foods for cooking and storage.
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| foil | a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button |
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| foil | a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal |
| foil | picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base |
| foil | a device consisting of a flat or curved piece (as a metal plate) so that its surface reacts to the water it is passing through |
| foil | anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities |
| foil | cover or back with foil |
| foil | hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of |
| foil | enhance by contrast |
| foil | disappointingly unsuccessful |
| foil | an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts |
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