silver-foiln.

Forms: Also silver foil.

Etymology: silver adj. 1.

1. Silver beaten out thin; silver-leaf.

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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > gilding and silvering > [noun] > coating with silver > silver leaf or plate

silver-foil1439

silver plate1526

leaf silvera1577

plate silver1648

silver-leaf1728

1439–40 Norwich Sacrist's Roll (MS) Pro thurificacione..cum sylverfoile circumsparso.

1499 in T. Sharp Dissert. Cov. Myst. (1825) 35 For colours and gold foyle & sylver foyle for iiij capps.

1565 T. Cooper Thesaurus at Argenteus Argenteum folium, siluerfoile.

1685 Cole in Ray's Lett. (1718) 197 Some..covered with a superficies as thin, and exactly of the Colour of silver Foil.

1835 C. F. Partington Brit. Cycl. Arts & Sci. II. 695/1 While the artist draws the paper from between the silver foil and the glass.

1883 J. T. Taylor Hardwich's Man. Photogr. Chem. (ed. 9) 103 To illustrate its action in that particular,..place pieces of silver-foil in two test-tubes.

2. = silver paper n. 2. Cf. foil n.¹ 4d.

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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > material for making paper > paper > [noun] > coated papers

porcelain paper1829

wax-paper1844

silver paper1875

lead-paper1890

tar-paper1891

baryta paper1900

coated paper1902

flint paper1916

everdamp1922

silver-foil1944

1944 N. Mailer in E. Seaver Cross-Section 338 The captain took out a chocolate bar... He separated a piece of silver foil from his teeth.

1974 N. Bentley Inside Information i. 8 He slid the outside wrapping off his bar of Whole Nut... Hidden between the wrapping and the silver foil underneath was a small piece of paper.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

a. As a substance (without plural): Metal hammered or rolled into a thin sheet; often with the name of a metal prefixed; as, gold-foil, silver-foil, tin-foil.

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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > metal in specific state or form > [noun] > metal in other forms

foil1398

scissel1622

skelp1835

punching1838

sponge1861

expanded metal1890

weldment1945

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > gilding and silvering > [noun] > gilding > gold leaf or plate

gold-foil1398

gold party1461

fulyie1488

rattle-gold1508

gold plate1549

gold leaf1573

leaf gold1576

feuille1662

gilt leaf1674

ormolu1765

gold plating1843

gold leafing1858

1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (Tollem. MS) xvi. iv Golde..bitwene þe anfelde and þe hamoure with oute breakynge..streccheþ in to golde foyle.

c1430 Two Cookery-bks. i. 27 When þou dressyst forth, plante it with foyle of Syluer.

1519 W. Horman Vulgaria xxviii. f. 236^v Makers and leyers of golde foyle, occupie a boris tothe.

1598 J. Stow Suruay of London 43 Fine siluer, such as was then made into foyle.

1685 W. Cole Let. to Ray in J. Ray et al. Philos. Lett. (1718) 197 Some..cover'd with a Superficies as thin, and exactly of the Colour of silver Foil.

1794 N. E. Kindersley Specimens Hindoo Lit. 117 The wings, generally of a mixed green and yellow, have the appearance of foil.

1838 T. Thomson Chem. Org. Bodies 373 When heated on platinum foil it gives a beautiful purple smoke.

1871 J. Tyndall Fragm. Sci. I. ii. 47 Blackened zinc foil..is instantly caused to blaze.

figurative.1610 G. Fletcher Christs Victorie 18 That aged Syre could tip his tongue With golden foyle of eloquence.

单词	silver-foil
释义	silver-foiln. Forms: Also silver foil. Etymology: silver adj. 1. 1. Silver beaten out thin; silver-leaf. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > gilding and silvering > [noun] > coating with silver > silver leaf or plate silver-foil1439 silver plate1526 leaf silvera1577 plate silver1648 silver-leaf1728 1439–40 Norwich Sacrist's Roll (MS) Pro thurificacione..cum sylverfoile circumsparso. 1499 in T. Sharp Dissert. Cov. Myst. (1825) 35 For colours and gold foyle & sylver foyle for iiij capps. 1565 T. Cooper Thesaurus at Argenteus Argenteum folium, siluerfoile. 1685 Cole in Ray's Lett. (1718) 197 Some..covered with a superficies as thin, and exactly of the Colour of silver Foil. 1835 C. F. Partington Brit. Cycl. Arts & Sci. II. 695/1 While the artist draws the paper from between the silver foil and the glass. 1883 J. T. Taylor Hardwich's Man. Photogr. Chem. (ed. 9) 103 To illustrate its action in that particular,..place pieces of silver-foil in two test-tubes. 2. = silver paper n. 2. Cf. foil n.¹ 4d. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > material for making paper > paper > [noun] > coated papers porcelain paper1829 wax-paper1844 silver paper1875 lead-paper1890 tar-paper1891 baryta paper1900 coated paper1902 flint paper1916 everdamp1922 silver-foil1944 1944 N. Mailer in E. Seaver Cross-Section 338 The captain took out a chocolate bar... He separated a piece of silver foil from his teeth. 1974 N. Bentley Inside Information i. 8 He slid the outside wrapping off his bar of Whole Nut... Hidden between the wrapping and the silver foil underneath was a small piece of paper. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online December 2020). > as lemmas silver-foil a. As a substance (without plural): Metal hammered or rolled into a thin sheet; often with the name of a metal prefixed; as, gold-foil, silver-foil, tin-foil. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > metal in specific state or form > [noun] > metal in other forms foil1398 scissel1622 skelp1835 punching1838 sponge1861 expanded metal1890 weldment1945 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > gilding and silvering > [noun] > gilding > gold leaf or plate gold-foil1398 gold party1461 fulyie1488 rattle-gold1508 gold plate1549 gold leaf1573 leaf gold1576 feuille1662 gilt leaf1674 ormolu1765 gold plating1843 gold leafing1858 1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (Tollem. MS) xvi. iv Golde..bitwene þe anfelde and þe hamoure with oute breakynge..streccheþ in to golde foyle. c1430 Two Cookery-bks. i. 27 When þou dressyst forth, plante it with foyle of Syluer. 1519 W. Horman Vulgaria xxviii. f. 236^v Makers and leyers of golde foyle, occupie a boris tothe. 1598 J. Stow Suruay of London 43 Fine siluer, such as was then made into foyle. 1685 W. Cole Let. to Ray in J. Ray et al. Philos. Lett. (1718) 197 Some..cover'd with a Superficies as thin, and exactly of the Colour of silver Foil. 1794 N. E. Kindersley Specimens Hindoo Lit. 117 The wings, generally of a mixed green and yellow, have the appearance of foil. 1838 T. Thomson Chem. Org. Bodies 373 When heated on platinum foil it gives a beautiful purple smoke. 1871 J. Tyndall Fragm. Sci. I. ii. 47 Blackened zinc foil..is instantly caused to blaze. figurative.1610 G. Fletcher Christs Victorie 18 That aged Syre could tip his tongue With golden foyle of eloquence. extracted from foiln.¹ < n.1439 as lemmas
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silver-foiln.

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