foil
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2.8
- noun
- /fɔɪl/
:
papel de aluminio
- The box is wrapped in aluminum foil and is kept warm for nine hours.
- aluminum foil
- kitchen foil
- wrapped in foil
I guess Jelly beans and tin foil cardboard.
- I guess Jelly beans and tin foil cardboard.
- They were covered with red foil for the extra cream and silver foil for the low fat.
Examples
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I wrapped my sandwiches in tin foil.
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Cover the dish tightly with foil before placing it in the oven.
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Typically you use a foil of metal.
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Let's drop a little piece of that very thin foil and see what it looks like.
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First of all, this piece of aluminium foil is too small.
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I kept my sandwiches in tin foil.
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Yes, if it's wrapped up in foil, that's going to be nice.
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We roasted potatoes in tin foil on the fire and cooked us some weenies.
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I wrapped the leftovers in foil to keep them fresh.
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The chef used a piece of foil to line the baking tray for easy cleanup.
Synonyms
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1.1
A thin sheet of metal used to wrap or cover food for cooking and storage
17
1.8
A thin sheet of metal, often made of tin, that you use to wrap food
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1.0
A thin sheet of metal used to wrap or cover food
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3.9
Very thin sheets of gold used to decorate things like frames and art
A thin flat piece of silver metal used to make jewelry or small items
Compounds
How Thin
Surface Forms
Etymology
Foil comes from the Latin word folium, which means 'leaf'. Think of a very thin sheet of metal as a 'metal leaf', and that image explains why we call a thin, flexible sheet of metal 'foil'.