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Foil :: Foil (v. t.) To defile; to soil.

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

Perdifoil :: Perdifoil (n.) A deciduous plant; -- opposed to evergreen.

Foliation :: Foliation (n.) The enrichment of an opening by means of foils, arranged in trefoils, quatrefoils, etc.; also, one of the ornaments. See Tracery..

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

Foil :: Foil (n.) Failure of success when on the point of attainment; defeat; frustration; miscarriage.

Foil :: Foil (n.) Anything that serves by contrast of color or quality to adorn or set off another thing to advantage.

Foinery :: Foinery (n.) Thrusting with the foil; fencing with the point, as distinguished from broadsword play..

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..

Bottone :: Bottone (a.) Having a bud or button, or a kind of trefoil, at the end; furnished with knobs or buttons..

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

Counterfoil :: Counterfoil (n.) The part of a writing (as the stub of a bank check) in which are noted the main particulars contained in the corresponding part, which has been issued..

Foiling :: Foiling (n.) The track of game (as deer) in the grass.

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

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

Foiling :: Foiling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Foi.

Five-leaf :: Five-leaf (n.) Cinquefoil; five-finger.

Foliation :: Foliation (n.) The act of coating with an amalgam of tin foil and quicksilver, as in making looking-glasses..

Setfoil :: Setfoil (n.) See Septfoil.

Foil :: Foil (n.) A leaf or very thin sheet of metal; as, brass foil; tin foil; gold foil..

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