tinfoil

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Etymology

From tin + foil.

Noun

tinfoil

1. A thin, pliable sheet of tin or an alloy of tin and lead, used as a protective wrapping.
2. (informal) aluminium foil

Related terms

• tin can

Translations

• French: papier d'étain, papier d’aluminium
• German: Alufolie
• Russian: станиоль
• Spanish: papel de estaño, papel aluminio, papel de plata

Verb

tinfoil (tinfoils, present participle tinfoiling; simple past and past participle tinfoiled)

1. (transitive) To cover in tinfoil.

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