foilable
verb (used with object)
1.
to prevent the success of; frustrate; balk: Loyal troops foiled his attempt to overthrow the government.
2.
to keep (a person) from succeeding in an enterprise, plan, etc.
noun
3.
Archaic. a defeat; check; repulse.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English foilen, < Anglo-French foller, Old French fuler to trample, full (cloth). See full2
1250–1300; Middle English foilen, < Anglo-French foller, Old French fuler to trample, full (cloth). See full2
Related forms
foil·a·ble, adjective
un·foil·a·ble, adjective
Synonyms
1. thwart; impede, hamper.
1. thwart; impede, hamper.
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foil1 (fɔɪl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to baffle or frustrate (a person, attempt, etc) |
| 2. | hunting (of hounds, hunters, etc) to obliterate the scent left by a hunted animal or (of a hunted animal) to run back over its own trail |
| 3. | archaic to repulse or defeat (an attack or assailant) |
| —n | |
| 4. | hunting any scent that obscures the trail left by a hunted animal |
| 5. | archaic a setback or defeat |
| [C13 foilen to trample, from Old French fouler, from Old French fuler tread down, | |
| 'foilable1 | |
| —adj | |
| foil1 (fɔɪl) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to baffle or frustrate (a person, attempt, etc) |
| 2. | hunting (of hounds, hunters, etc) to obliterate the scent left by a hunted animal or (of a hunted animal) to run back over its own trail |
| 3. | archaic to repulse or defeat (an attack or assailant) |
| —n | |
| 4. | hunting any scent that obscures the trail left by a hunted animal |
| 5. | archaic a setback or defeat |
| [C13 foilen to trample, from Old French fouler, from Old French fuler tread down, | |
| 'foilable1 | |
| —adj | |
| foil2 (fɔɪl) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | metal in the form of very thin sheets: gold foil; tin foil |
| 2. | the thin metallic sheet forming the backing of a mirror |
| 3. | a thin leaf of shiny metal set under a gemstone to add brightness or colour |
| 4. | a person or thing that gives contrast to another |
| 5. | architect a small arc between cusps, esp as used in Gothic window tracery |
| 6. | aerofoil short for hydrofoil |
| —vb | |
| 7. | to back or cover with foil |
| 8. | architect Also: foliate to ornament (windows) with foils |
| [C14: from Old French foille, from Latin folia leaves, plural of folium] | |
| foil3 (fɔɪl) | |
| —n | |
| a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button and usually having a bell-shaped guard | |
| [C16: of unknown origin] | |
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Word Origin & History
foil
c.1300, foilen "to spoil a trace or scent by running over it," from O.Fr. fouler "trample," from V.L. *fullare "to clean cloth" (by treading on it), from L. fullo "one who cleans cloth, fuller," of unknown origin. Sense of "frustrate the efforts of" first recorded 1660s. Related: Foiled; foiling. Foiled
again! as a cry of defeat and dismay is from at least 1847.
foil
"thin sheet of metal," late 14c., from O.Fr. fueille "leaf," from L. folia "leaves," pl. (mistaken for fem. sing.) of folium "leaf" (see folio). The sense of "one who enhances another by contrast" (1580s) is from the practice of backing a gem with metal foil to make it shine
better. The meaning "light sword used in fencing" (1590s) could be from this sense, or from foil (v.). The modern sense of "metallic food wrap" is from 1946.
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