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noun
A thin, pliable sheet of tin or an alloy of tin and lead, used as a protective wrapping.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Aluminium foil.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, informal, uncountable
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verb
To cover in tinfoil.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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noun
foil made of tin or an alloy of tin and lead
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: tin foil
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Broader terms: foil
History
From tin + foil.
Across languages
33 source translations are retained for this English entry.
