Definition of foil

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

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Septfoil :: Septfoil (n.) A typical figure, consisting of seven equal segments of a circle, used to denote the gifts of the Holy Chost, the seven sacraments as recognized by the Roman Catholic Church, etc..
Beguile :: Beguile (v. t.) To elude, or evade by craft; to foil..
Point :: Point (n.) A movement executed with the saber or foil; as, tierce point..
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..
Five-finger :: Five-finger (n.) See Cinquefoil.
Tain :: Tain (n.) Thin tin plate; also, tin foil for mirrors..
Tinsel :: Tinsel (n.) A shining material used for ornamental purposes; especially, a very thin, gauzelike cloth with much gold or silver woven into it; also, very thin metal overlaid with a thin coating of gold or silver, brass foil, or the like..
Foiling :: Foiling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Foi.
Yarrow :: Yarrow (n.) An American and European composite plant (Achillea Millefolium) with very finely dissected leaves and small white corymbed flowers. It has a strong, and somewhat aromatic, odor and taste, and is sometimes used in making beer, or is dried for smoking. Called also milfoil, and nosebleed..
Trefle :: Trefle (n.) A species of time; -- so called from its resemblance in form to a trefoil.
Counterfoil :: Counterfoil (n.) That part of a tally, formerly in the exchequer, which was kept by an officer in that court, the other, called the stock, being delivered to the person who had lent the king money on the account; -- called also counterstock..
Folier :: Folier (n.) Goldsmith's foil.
Cinquefoil :: Cinquefoil (n.) The name of several different species of the genus Potentilla; -- also called five-finger, because of the resemblance of its leaves to the fingers of the hand..
Septfoil :: Septfoil (n.) An ornamental foliation having seven lobes. Cf. Cinquefoil, Quarterfoil, and Trefoil..
Foiling :: Foiling (n.) The track of game (as deer) in the grass.
Trefoil :: Trefoil (n.) An ornamental foliation consisting of three divisions, or foils..
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..
Trefoil :: Trefoil (n.) Any plant of the genus Trifolium, which includes the white clover, red clover, etc.; -- less properly, applied also to the nonesuch, or black medic. See Clover, and Medic..
Foil :: Foil (n.) The track or trail of an animal.
Lametta :: Lametta (n.) Foil or wire made of gold, silver, or brass..
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