foiled

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[ foild ]
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verb
  1. the simple past tense and past participle of foil.

adjective
  1. prevented from succeeding; thwarted; blocked: A woman is now being questioned in connection with the foiled terror plot to attack churches in Paris.

Origin of foiled

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First recorded in 1300–50 as a verb, for an earlier sense; foil1 + -ed1, and in 1680–90 as an adjective; foil1 + -ed2

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Other definitions for foiled (2 of 2)

foiled2
[ foild ]

adjectiveArchitecture.
  1. ornamented with foils (arcs or rounded spaces), as a gable, spandrel, or balustrade.

Origin of foiled

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First recorded in 1655–65; foil2 + -ed3

Other words from foiled

  • un·foiled, adjective

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