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Foiled
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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.
noun
1.
metal in the form of very thin sheets: aluminum foil.
2.
the metallic backing applied to glass to form a mirror.
3.
a thin layer of metal placed under a gem in a closed setting to improve its color or brilliancy.
4.
a person or thing that makes another seem better by contrast: The straight man was an able foil to the comic.
5.
EXPANDArchitecture. an arc or a rounded space between cusps, as in the tracery of a window or other ornamentation.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English foille, foil < Old French fuelle, fueille, foille (< Latin folia leaves), fuel, fueil, foil (< Latin folium leaf, blade)
1350–1400; Middle English foille, foil < Old French fuelle, fueille, foille (< Latin folia leaves), fuel, fueil, foil (< Latin folium leaf, blade)
Synonyms
4. contrast, complement, counterpart.
4. contrast, complement, counterpart.
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Word Origin & History
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
EXPANDbetter. 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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