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foil is the dictionary form of foilling Definition of foil
foil has definitions from the fields of sport,arms |
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[ noun ] a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal
Examples "the photographic film was wrapped in foil" |
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[ verb ] enhance by contrast
Examples "In this picture, the figures are foiled against the background" |
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[ noun ] anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities
Synonyms Examples "pretty girls like plain friends as foils" |
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[ verb ] cover or back with foil
Examples "foil mirrors" |
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[ noun ] 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
Synonyms Examples "the fins of a fish act as hydrofoils" |
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[ noun ] picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 26595
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[ noun ] (sport,arms) a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button
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