📖 Definitions of "Foils"
- 1
A very thin sheet of metal.
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Thin aluminium/aluminum (or, formerly, tin) used for wrapping food.
"wrap the sandwich up in foil"
- 3
A thin layer of metal put between a jewel and its setting to make it seem more brilliant.
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(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.
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To cover or wrap with foil.
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Failure when on the point of attainment; defeat; frustration; miscarriage.
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One of the incorrect answers presented in a multiple-choice test.
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To prevent (something) from being accomplished.
"I was foiled by my superior"
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To prevent (someone) from accomplishing something.
"They foiled my plans."
- 3
To blunt; to dull; to spoil.
"to foil the scent in hunting"
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To tread underfoot; to trample.
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