Foils

//fɔɪlz// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of foil form-of, plural
Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of foil form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
  2. 2
    third-person singular simple present indicative of FOIL form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Synonyms

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queerspoilthwartthwartcontaminatesoil

Example

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"The old man spoke and, with a feeble throw, / at Pyrrhus with a harmless dart he drave. / The jarring metal blunts it, and below / the shield-boss, down it hangs, and foils the purposed blow."

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