Meaning of foil
Definition of foil
(noun)
a
piece
of
thin
and
flexible
sheet
metal; "the
photographic
film
was
wrapped
in foil"
anything that serves by
contrast
to
call
attention
to
another
thing's
good
qualities; "pretty girls
like
plain
friends as foils"
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"
picture
consisting of a
positive
photograph
or
drawing
on a
transparent
base; viewed with a
projector
a
light
slender
flexible
sword
tipped
by a
button
(verb)
enhance
by contrast; "In this picture, the figures are
foiled
against the background"
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"
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