gold foil

gold foil
noun
foil made of gold
Hypernyms: ↑foil
Hyponyms: ↑gold leaf
Substance Meronyms: ↑gold, ↑Au, ↑atomic number 79

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noun
: gold beaten or rolled out very thin; specifically : gold in sheets thicker than gold leaf

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gold-foil, adj.
sheets of gold slightly thicker than gold leaf.
[1275-1325; ME]

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gold foil noun
Gold beaten into thin sheets, but not as thin as gold leaf
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Main Entry:gold

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gold foil,
gold beaten into a thin sheet. It is thicker than gold leaf.

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ˌgold ˈleaf [gold leaf] (also ˌgold ˈfoil) noun uncountable
gold that has been made into a very thin sheet and is used for decoration

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  • Gold foil — Gold Gold (g[=o]ld), n. [AS. gold; akin to D. goud, OS. & G. gold, Icel. gull, Sw. & Dan. guld, Goth. gul[thorn], Russ. & OSlav. zlato; prob. akin to E. yellow. [root]49, 234. See {Yellow}, and cf. {Gild}, v. t.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Chem.) A… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • gold foil — gold foil, adj. sheets of gold slightly thicker than gold leaf. [1275 1325; ME] * * * …   Universalium

  • gold foil — gold′ foil′ n. jew sheets of gold slightly thicker than gold leaf …   From formal English to slang

  • gold foil — n. [ME golde foyle] gold beaten into thin sheets slightly thicker than gold leaf …   English World dictionary

  • gold foil — Pure gold rolled into extremely thin sheets; used in the restoration of carious or fractured teeth. SEE ALSO: cohesive gold, noncohesive gold. * * * pure gold beaten and/or rolled into thin sheets, used as a direct filling material in dental… …   Medical dictionary

  • gold foil — plėvelinis auksas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Skaidriu geltonu laku nulakuota Al–Ag lydinio plėvelė. atitikmenys: angl. artificial gold leaf; gold foil; gold leaf; leaf gold rus. листовое золото; сусаль; сусальное золото …   Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • gold foil — plėvelinis auksas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis 0,05–0,3 μm storio Au ar jo lydinio su Ag ir Cu plėvelė. atitikmenys: angl. gold foil; gold leaf; leaf gold rus. листовое золото; сусаль; сусальное золото …   Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • gold foil cohesive — gold foil that has been rendered cohesive by the process of annealing or degassing; pieces of cold gold foil are welded together into a desired shape or thinness. Called also cohesive gold …   Medical dictionary

  • gold foil — n. foil made of gold, gold beaten into thin gold sheets …   English contemporary dictionary

  • gold foil — /goʊld ˈfɔɪl/ (say gohld foyl) noun gold beaten into a thin sheet, thicker than gold leaf …  

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