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Tinfoil

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A thin, pliable sheet of aluminum or of tin-lead alloy, used as a protective wrapping.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. a thin, pliable sheet of tin or an alloy of tin and lead, used as a protective wrapping

n. aluminium foil

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. foil made of tin or an alloy of tin and lead

Word Usage

"Nice fresh Alaskan salmon on the grill in tinfoil, drizzled with soy sauce, sprinkled with lemon pepper, topped with elephant garlic and fresh slices of lemon ... oh yes, half the lemon is squeezed all over it, other spices you may see fit."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

foil

Form

tin-foil hat

Same Context

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