- foil-stone
- [ʹfɔılstəʋn] n
имитация драгоценного камня; подделка под драгоценный камень
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
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Foil stone — Foil Foil, n. [OE. foil leaf, OF. foil, fuil, fueil, foille, fueille, F. feuille, fr. L. folium, pl. folia; akin to Gr. ?, and perh. to E. blade. Cf. {Foliage}, {Folio}.] 1. A leaf or very thin sheet of metal; as, brass foil; tin foil; gold foil … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Foil — Foil, n. [OE. foil leaf, OF. foil, fuil, fueil, foille, fueille, F. feuille, fr. L. folium, pl. folia; akin to Gr. ?, and perh. to E. blade. Cf. {Foliage}, {Folio}.] 1. A leaf or very thin sheet of metal; as, brass foil; tin foil; gold foil.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stone wrist-guard — Early Bronze Age stone wrist guards are found across Europe from around 2400 1900BC and are closely associated with the Beaker culture and Unetice culture. In the past they have be variously known as stone bracers , stone arm guards and armlets … Wikipedia
foil — foil1 [fɔıl] n ↑foil [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin folium leaf ] 1.) [U] metal sheets that are as thin as paper, used for wrapping food silver/aluminium/kitchen foil ▪ Cover the chicken with silver foil and bake. →↑tinfoil 2.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
foil — I UK [fɔɪl] / US noun Word forms foil : singular foil plural foils 1) [uncountable] very light thin sheets of metal used for wrapping things, especially food Wrap the cheese in foil to keep it moist. 2) [countable, usually singular] someone or… … English dictionary
foil — I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, alteration of fullen to full cloth, from Anglo French foller more at full Date: 14th century 1. obsolete trample 2. a. to prevent from attaining an end ; defeat < always able to … New Collegiate Dictionary
foil — foil1 [ fɔıl ] noun 1. ) uncount very light thin sheets of metal used for wrapping things, especially food: Wrap the cheese in foil to keep it moist. 2. ) count usually singular someone or something that makes another person or thing seem better… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
foil — [fɔɪl] noun I 1) [U] very light thin sheets of metal that are used for wrapping food 2) [C] something that makes another thing seem better because it is different from it The plain stone floor is a perfect foil to the highly decorated walls.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
foil — 1. v. & n. v.tr. 1 frustrate, baffle, defeat. 2 Hunting a run over or cross (ground or a scent) to confuse the hounds. b (absol.) (of an animal) spoil the scent in this way. n. 1 Hunting the track of a hunted animal. 2 archaic a repulse or defeat … Useful english dictionary
foil — foil1 verb 1》 prevent the success of. 2》 Hunting (of a hunted animal) cross (a scent or track) in such a way as to confuse the hounds. noun 1》 Hunting the track or scent of a hunted animal. 2》 archaic a setback or defeat. Origin ME (in the sense… … English new terms dictionary
Lead came and copper foil glasswork — This article is on the techniques of lead came and copper foil glasswork. For a general overview of stained glass art, see stained glass. A typical copper foil Tiffany lamp, with a jonquil daffodil design Lead came and copper foil glasswork are… … Wikipedia
