FOIL

Foil

A foil is a type of weapon used in fencing. It is the most common weapon in terms of usage in competition.

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foil

Noun

  1. A very thin sheet of metal.
  2. Thin aluminium/aluminum (or, formerly, tin) used for wrapping food.
  3. A thin layer of metal put between a jewel and its setting to make it seem more brilliant.
  4. In literature, theatre/theater, etc, a character who helps emphasize the traits of the main character.
  5. Anything that acts to emphasise the characteristics of something.
  6. A very thin sword with a blunted (or foiled) tip
  7. A thin, transparent plastic material on which marks are made and projected for the purposes of presentation. See transparency.
  8. A stylized flower or leaf.
  9. Shortened form of hydrofoil.
  10. Shortened form of aerofoil/airfoil.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. Failure when on the point of attainment; defeat; frustration; miscarriage.

Noun (etymology 3)

  1. The track of an animal.

Verb

  1. To prevent (something) from being accomplished.
  2. To prevent (someone) from accomplishing something.
  3. To blunt; to dull; to spoil.
    to foil the scent in hunting
  4. To tread underfoot; to trample.

Verb (etymology 2)

  1. To multiply two binomials together.

Verb (etymology 3)

  1. To defile; to soil.


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