Foil

Noun

 * 1) A very thin sheet of metal.
 * 2)  Thin aluminium/aluminum (or, formerly, tin) used for wrapping food.
 * 3) A thin layer of metal put between a jewel and its setting to make it seem more brilliant.
 * 4)  In literature, theatre/theater, etc, a character who helps emphasize the traits of the main character.
 * 5)  Anything that acts to emphasise the characteristics of something.
 * 6)  A very thin sword with a blunted (or foiled) tip
 * 7) A thin, transparent plastic material on which marks are made and projected for the purposes of presentation. See transparency.
 * 8)  A stylized flower or leaf.
 * 9) Shortened form of hydrofoil.
 * 10) Shortened form of aerofoil/airfoil.
 * 11)  The track of an animal.
 * but after giving her a dodge, here's another b— follows me upon the foil.
 * but after giving her a dodge, here's another b— follows me upon the foil.

Verb

 * 1)  To multiply two binomials together.
 * 2) To prevent (something) from being accomplished.

Adjectives for Foil
glistening; glittering; gleaming;  sharp; glinting; swift.

Synonyms for Foil

 * aluminium foil, silver foil, silver paper, tin foil
 * put the kibosh on, scupper, thwart
 * spoor
 * balk, check, circumvent, disappoint, defeat, frustrate.

Antonyms for Foil

 * (verb): abet, advance, aid, further, assist, oblige, serve, promote.

Derived terms

 * cinquefoil
 * counterfoil
 * quatrefoil
 * sexfoil
 * trefoil

Thesaurus
Roscius, actor, actress, antagonist, antipode, antipodes, antipole, antithesis, antonym, background, background detail, bad guy, baffle, bafflement, balk, balking, barnstormer, beat, bilbo, bilk, blast, brave, broadsword, buffalo, cast down, challenge, character, character actor, character man, character woman, check, checkmate, child actor, circumvent, claymore, coat, coating, collop, confound, confounding, confront, confusion, contra, contravene, converse, counter, counteract, counterbalance, countercheck, countermand, counterpoint, counterpoise, counterpole, counterterm, counterwork, covering, cross, curb, cut, cutlass, dash, daunt, deal, deceive, decorative composition, decorative style, defeat, defeat expectation, defy, design, destroy, detail, disappoint, discomfit, discomfiture, disconcert, disconcertion, discountenance, diseur, diseuse, dish, disillusion, disk, disrupt, dissatisfy, dramatizer, elude, embarrass, epee, evade, falchion, faze, feeder, feuille, figure, film, flake, flap, flummox, foiling, fold, foreground detail, form, frustrate, frustration, get around, get round, give the runaround, give the slip, glaive, go one better, hamper, heavy, histrio, histrion, impede, ingenue, inverse, juvenile, knock the chocks, lamella, lamina, laminated glass, laminated wood, lamination, lap, layer, leaf, let down, matinee idol, membrane, mime, mimer, mimic, monologist, motif, mummer, national style, nonplus, nullify, obverse, offset, opposite, opposite number, ornamental motif, outfigure, outflank, outgeneral, outguess, outmaneuver, outplay, outreach, outsmart, outwit, overreach, pane, panel, pantomime, pantomimist, parry, pass the buck, patina, pattern, peel, pellicle, period style, perplex, plait, plank, plate, plating, playactor, player, ply, plywood, protean actor, rapier, rasher, rattle, rebuff, reciter, repeated figure, repulse, restrain, reversal, reverse, rout, ruin, saber, sabotage, safety glass, scale, scimitar, scotch, scum, setback, setoff, setting, sheet, skin, slab, slat, slice, soubrette, spike, spoil, stage performer, stage player, stonewall, stooge, straight man, stroller, strolling player, stump, style, table, tablet, tantalize, tease, the contrary, the other side, theatrical, theme, thespian, thwart, thwarting, touch, trouper, tuck, upset, utility man, veneer, victimize, villain, vis-a-vis, wafer

Etymology 1
From feuille:, from  folia:, the plural of folium:, mistaken as a singular feminine.

Etymology 2
From foilen:, from  fouler:, ultimately from  fullo:.

Etymology 3
From foulis:.

Etymology 4
From mnemonic acronym FOIL:.

Noun

 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek: έλασμα


 * Lithuanian: folija
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: lámina de metal
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish: folyo


 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French: papier d'aluminium, alu
 * German:
 * Greek:


 * Italian: carta stagnola
 * Lithuanian: folija
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:


 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek: ξίφος ξιφομαχίας


 * Italian:
 * Lithuanian: rapyra
 * Macedonian:
 * Manx: cliwe crammanagh
 * Spanish:


 * Finnish: folio


 * Lithuanian: folija


 * German: Kontrastfigur


 * Italian: spalla

Verb

 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish: estää, pilata (pilata suunnitelma)
 * French:


 * German:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:

Verb

 * Dutch:


 * Finnish: kertoa

Anagrams

 * Filo, filo, LIFO, lo-fi