"tinfoil" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: tinfoils [plural]
Etymology: From tin + foil. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|tin|foil}} tin + foil Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} tinfoil (countable and uncountable, plural tinfoils)
  1. A thin, pliable sheet of tin or an alloy of tin and lead, used as a protective wrapping. Tags: countable, uncountable
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  2. (informal) Aluminium foil. Tags: countable, informal, uncountable
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Derived forms: tinfoil hat, tinfoily Related terms: tin can Translations (tinfoil): 錫紙 /锡纸 (sek³ zi²) (Chinese Cantonese), 錫箔 /锡箔 (xībó) (Chinese Mandarin), staniol [masculine] (Czech), stanniol [common-gender, neuter] (Danish), sølvpapir [neuter] (Danish), silvurpappír [neuter] (Faroese), súllpappír [neuter] (Faroese), lehtitina (Finnish), stannioli (Finnish), tinafolio (Finnish), papier d’étain [masculine] (French), papier d’aluminium [masculine] (French), Alufolie [feminine] (German), αλουμινόχαρτο (alouminócharto) [neuter] (Greek), álpappír [masculine] (Icelandic), 錫箔 (suzuhaku) (alt: すずはく) (Japanese), 석박 (seokbak) (alt: 錫箔) (Korean), cynfolia [feminine] (Polish), staniol [masculine] (Polish), станиоль (staniolʹ) [masculine] (Russian), sgragall [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), papel de estaño [masculine] (Spanish), papel aluminio [masculine] (Spanish), papel de plata [masculine] (Spanish), [papel] albal [masculine] (Spanish), papel estaño / metálico [masculine] (Spanish), stanniol [plural] (Swedish), palara (Tagalog), זילבערפּאַפּיר (zilberpapir) [neuter] (Yiddish)
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Verb [English]

Forms: tinfoils [present, singular, third-person], tinfoiling [participle, present], tinfoiled [participle, past], tinfoiled [past]
Etymology: From tin + foil. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|tin|foil}} tin + foil Head templates: {{en-verb}} tinfoil (third-person singular simple present tinfoils, present participle tinfoiling, simple past and past participle tinfoiled)
  1. (transitive) To cover in tinfoil. Tags: transitive
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