Type of sword or aluminum wrap

verb

1. To prevent from attaining an end defeat

   "always able to foil her enemies"

2. To bring to naught thwart

   "foiled the plot"

3. Trample

noun

1. Very thin sheet metal

   "aluminum foil"

2. A thin piece of material (such as metal) put under an inferior or paste stone to add color or brilliance
3. Someone or something that serves as a contrast to another

   "acted as a foil for a comedian"

4. An indentation between cusps in Gothic tracery
5. One of several arcs that enclose a complex figure
6. Hydrofoil

verb

1. To back or cover with foil
2. To enhance by contrast

noun

1. A light fencing sword having a usually circular guard and a flexible blade of rectangular section tapering to a blunted point compare épée, saber
2. The art or sport of fencing with the foil

noun

1. Defeat
2. The track or trail of an animal

noun

1. Thin aluminum sheeting used especially to cover and wrap food

noun

1. A very thin sheet of metal (such as aluminum)