tinfoil

[ tin-foil ]

/ ˈtɪnˌfɔɪl /

noun

tin, or an alloy of tin and lead, in the form of a thin sheet, much used as a wrapping for drugs, foods, tobacco, etc.

Also called, British, silver paper.

Origin of tinfoil

First recorded in 1425–75, tinfoil is from the late Middle English word tynfoile.See tin, foil²

Words nearby tinfoil

tinea versicolor, tineid, Tinel's sign, tine test, tin fish, tinfoil, ting, ting-a-ling, tinge, tingle, Tingley

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Example sentences from the Web for tinfoil

So don your tinfoil hat and learn all about TrapWire, Stratfor, and what you should really be worrying about.
TrapWire: The Less-Than-Advertised System To Spy On Americans|Sarah Hedgecock|August 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST
On opening it he found the heads of the suspected burglars packed in tinfoil and in a good state of preservation.
Remarks|Bill Nye
The procession, as usual, was enacted by couples, with tinfoil halberds on their shoulders.
The Kingdom of God is Within You, What is Art|Lyof N. Tolstoi
Metal plates or sheets of tinfoil serve nicely for this purpose.
Letters of a Radio-Engineer to His Son|John Mills

But the cutlass was made of lath, covered with tinfoil, and broke as it fell.
Motor Matt's Peril, or, Cast Away in the Bahamas|Stanley R. Matthews
He unrolled from one leg of the prisoner a little cylinder of paper covered with tinfoil and tied firmly in its place.
The Magnificent Adventure|Emerson Hough

British Dictionary definitions for tinfoil

tinfoil

/ (ˈtɪnˌfɔɪl) /

noun

thin foil made of tin or an alloy of tin and lead

thin foil made of aluminium; used for wrapping foodstuffs

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单词	tinfoil
释义	tinfoil [ tin-foil ] / ˈtɪnˌfɔɪl / noun tin, or an alloy of tin and lead, in the form of a thin sheet, much used as a wrapping for drugs, foods, tobacco, etc. Also called, British, silver paper. Origin of tinfoil First recorded in 1425–75, tinfoil is from the late Middle English word tynfoile.See tin, foil² Words nearby tinfoil tinea versicolor, tineid, Tinel's sign, tine test, tin fish, tinfoil, ting, ting-a-ling, tinge, tingle, Tingley Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tinfoil So don your tinfoil hat and learn all about TrapWire, Stratfor, and what you should really be worrying about. TrapWire: The Less-Than-Advertised System To Spy On Americans\|Sarah Hedgecock\|August 14, 2012\|DAILY BEAST On opening it he found the heads of the suspected burglars packed in tinfoil and in a good state of preservation. Remarks\|Bill Nye The procession, as usual, was enacted by couples, with tinfoil halberds on their shoulders. The Kingdom of God is Within You, What is Art\|Lyof N. Tolstoi Metal plates or sheets of tinfoil serve nicely for this purpose. Letters of a Radio-Engineer to His Son\|John Mills But the cutlass was made of lath, covered with tinfoil, and broke as it fell. Motor Matt's Peril, or, Cast Away in the Bahamas\|Stanley R. Matthews He unrolled from one leg of the prisoner a little cylinder of paper covered with tinfoil and tied firmly in its place. The Magnificent Adventure\|Emerson Hough British Dictionary definitions for tinfoil tinfoil / (ˈtɪnˌfɔɪl) / noun thin foil made of tin or an alloy of tin and lead thin foil made of aluminium; used for wrapping foodstuffs Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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