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foil::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | transparency |
| Type of | icon, image, ikon, picture |
| Has types | lantern slide, slide, viewgraph, overhead |
foil::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | fencing sword |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | sheet metal |
| Has types | aluminium foil, aluminum foil, chaff, gold foil, tin foil, tinfoil |
| Derivation | foliate |
the photographic film was wrapped in foil.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | contrast, counterpoint |
In this picture, the figures are foiled against the background.
Examples of foil
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Once the fish is fried, we keep it warm in foil pans on the grill over low heat.
From the sacbee.com
Cover rimmed baking sheet with foil and spray foil with non-stick cooking spray.
From the kentucky.com
When the bread is done, line the pan with aluminum foil and coat with olive oil.
From the sfgate.com
Cover with a tent of foil and keep out of draughts to rest for at least an hour.
From the telegraph.co.uk
If edges become too brown, gently cover with strips of foil for last 20 minutes.
From the suntimes.com
Wrap tortillas in foil and place in oven until heated through, about 15 minutes.
From the post-gazette.com
Cover with foil and cook for 10-12 minutes, or until the rhubarb is just cooked.
From the independent.co.uk
Test for tenderness by poking the beets with a toothpick right through the foil.
From the thenewstribune.com
Take the rest of the squash, wrap it in foil and roast in the oven until cooked.
From the thenewstribune.com
- A piece of thin and flexible sheet metal; "the photographic film was wrapped in foil"
- Enhance by contrast; "In this picture, the figures are foiled against the background"
- Anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities; "pretty girls like plain friends as foils"
- Thwart: hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"
- Cover or back with foil; "foil mirrors"
- 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"
- Foil a grunge rock group from the Seattle, Washington area c.1990-1998 featuring Steve Wied, formerly of Tad, Skin Yard, Willard and Daddy Hate Box on vocals and drums.
- A foil is a type of weapon used in fencing. It is the most common weapon in terms of usage in competition, and is usually the choice for elementary classes for fencing in general.
- An airfoil (in American English) or aerofoil (in British English) is the shape of a wing or blade (of a propeller, rotor or turbine) or sail as seen in cross-section.
