tinfoil
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tinfoil — ► NOUN ▪ metal foil used for covering or wrapping food … English terms dictionary
tinfoil — [tin′foil΄] n. 1. tin or an alloy of tin and lead in a very thin sheet or sheets, used in insulation, etc. 2. aluminum in a very thin sheet, used for wrapping food, etc … English World dictionary
tinfoil — /tin foyl /, n. 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, Brit., silver paper. [1425 75; late ME tynfoile. See TIN, FOIL2] * * * thin sheet of… … Universalium
tinfoil — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. tinfoil paper, aluminum foil, foil, lead foil, zinc foil, silver paper*, gold paper*; see also paper 5 … English dictionary for students
tinfoil — [[t]tɪ̱nfɔɪl[/t]] also tin foil N UNCOUNT Tinfoil consists of shiny metal in the form of a thin sheet which is used for wrapping food. Syn: foil … English dictionary
tinfoil — adj. made of tinfoil strong paper made of aluminum with a silver color used in the kitchen … English contemporary dictionary
Tinfoil Hat Linux — Infobox OS name = Tinfoil Hat Linux caption = Official logo for Tinfoil Hat Linux developer = Shmoo GroupFact|date=November 2007 family = Linux source model = Open source latest release version = 1.0 latest release date = February 2002 latest… … Wikipedia
Tinfoil barb — Taxobox name = Tinfoil Barb status = aquarium fish image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Cypriniformes familia = Cyprinidae genus = Barbonymus species = B. schwanenfeldii binomial = Barbonymus… … Wikipedia
tinfoil hat — noun A piece of headgear made from one or more sheets of tin foil, aluminium foil, or other similar material, the hats worn in the belief that they act to shield the brain from such influences as electromagnetic fields, or against mind control… … Wiktionary
tinfoil — noun Date: 14th century a paper thin metal sheeting usually of aluminum or tin lead alloy … New Collegiate Dictionary
