Definition of "foil"
- noun
A very thin sheet of metal.
Thin aluminum (or, formerly, tin) used for wrapping food.
A thin layer of metal put between a jewel and its setting to make it seem more brilliant.
In literature, theater, etc., a character who helps emphasize the traits of the main character.
Anything that acts 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.
A stylized flower or leaf.
Shortened form of hydrofoil.
Shortened form of airfoil.
The track of an animal.
- verb
To prevent (something) from being accomplished.
To prevent (someone) from accomplishing something.
To multiply two binomials together.
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