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Folier :: Folier (n.) Goldsmith's foil.

Tain :: Tain (n.) Thin tin plate; also, tin foil for mirrors..

Tinning :: Tinning (n.) The act, art, or process of covering or coating anything with melted tin, or with tin foil, as kitchen utensils, locks, and the like..

Foil :: Foil (v. t.) To render (an effort or attempt) vain or nugatory; to baffle; to outwit; to balk; to frustrate; to defeat.

Leyden Phial :: Leyden phial () A glass jar or bottle used to accumulate electricity. It is coated with tin foil, within and without, nearly to its top, and is surmounted by a brass knob which communicates with the inner coating, for the purpose of charging it with electricity. It is so named from having been invented in Leyden, Holland..

Foliature :: Foliature (n.) The state of being beaten into foil.

Water Trefoil :: Water trefoil () The buck bean.

Septfoil :: Septfoil (n.) A European herb, the tormentil. See Tormentil..

Quicksilvered :: Quicksilvered (a.) Overlaid with quicksilver, or with an amalgam of quicksilver and tinfoil..

Platinum :: Platinum (n.) A metallic element, intermediate in value between silver and gold, occurring native or alloyed with other metals, also as the platinum arsenide (sperrylite). It is heavy tin-white metal which is ductile and malleable, but very infusible, and characterized by its resistance to strong chemical reagents. It is used for crucibles, for stills for sulphuric acid, rarely for coin, and in the form of foil and wire for many purposes. Specific gravity 21.5. Atomic weight 194.3. Symbol Pt. Fo

Feather-foil :: Feather-foil (n.) An aquatic plant (Hottonia palustris), having finely divided leaves..

Baffle :: Baffle (v. t.) To check by shifts and turns; to elude; to foil.

Beguile :: Beguile (v. t.) To elude, or evade by craft; to foil..

Fencer :: Fencer (n.) One who fences; one who teaches or practices the art of fencing with sword or foil.

Background :: Background (n.) Anything behind, serving as a foil; as, the statue had a background of red hangings..

Point :: Point (n.) A movement executed with the saber or foil; as, tierce point..

Quadrifoil :: Quadrifoil (a.) Alt. of Quadrifoliat.

Trifolium :: Trifolium (n.) A genus of leguminous herbs with densely spiked flowers and usually trifoliate leaves; trefoil. There are many species, all of which are called clover. See Clover..

Foil :: Foil (n.) A thin coat of tin, with quicksilver, laid on the back of a looking-glass, to cause reflection..

Blunt :: Blunt (n.) A fencer's foil.

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