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gold foil

noun

  1. sheets of gold slightly thicker than gold leaf.


gold foil

noun

  1. thin gold sheet that is thicker than gold leaf


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Other Words From

  • gold-foil adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of gold foil1

Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325

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Example Sentences

A small palm tree was set in the midst of the arena,—the trunk bronze, the leaves one sheen of gold-foil.

The bottles in which Vino Regalis was sold had yards of gold foil wrapped round their necks.

This tomb contained also a string of beads, barrel beads of lapis lazuli, carnelian and gold foil, and small discs of gold.

A slip of zinc foil was folded round a narrow plate made of gold foil, and introduced into the solution.

Smithson's pile consists of a small plate of copper around which a piece of thin gold foil is wrapped.

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