| 单词 | tin-foil |
| 释义 | > as lemmastin-foil a. As a substance (without plural): Metal hammered or rolled into a thin sheet; often with the name of a metal prefixed; as, gold-foil, silver-foil, tin-foil. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > metal in specific state or form > [noun] > metal in other forms foil1398 scissel1622 skelp1835 punching1838 sponge1861 expanded metal1890 weldment1945 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > gilding and silvering > [noun] > gilding > gold leaf or plate gold-foil1398 gold party1461 fulyie1488 rattle-gold1508 gold plate1549 gold leaf1573 leaf gold1576 feuille1662 gilt leaf1674 ormolu1765 gold plating1843 gold leafing1858 1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (Tollem. MS) xvi. iv Golde..bitwene þe anfelde and þe hamoure with oute breakynge..streccheþ in to golde foyle. c1430 Two Cookery-bks. i. 27 When þou dressyst forth, plante it with foyle of Syluer. 1519 W. Horman Vulgaria xxviii. f. 236v Makers and leyers of golde foyle, occupie a boris tothe. 1598 J. Stow Suruay of London 43 Fine siluer, such as was then made into foyle. 1685 W. Cole Let. to Ray in J. Ray et al. Philos. Lett. (1718) 197 Some..cover'd with a Superficies as thin, and exactly of the Colour of silver Foil. 1794 N. E. Kindersley Specimens Hindoo Lit. 117 The wings, generally of a mixed green and yellow, have the appearance of foil. 1838 T. Thomson Chem. Org. Bodies 373 When heated on platinum foil it gives a beautiful purple smoke. 1871 J. Tyndall Fragm. Sci. I. ii. 47 Blackened zinc foil..is instantly caused to blaze. < as lemmas |
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