silver foil
noun
silver or silver-colored metal in foil form.
Origin of silver foil
1late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50
- Also called, British, silver paper.
Words Nearby silver foil
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How to use silver foil in a sentence
For two ounces of liquid I should recommend a sheet of stout silver foil, about two inches long and half an inch broad.
He even found the silver-foil wrapping from the food concentrate capsule.
Flight From Tomorrow | Henry Beam Piper"The glare of the silver-foil reflectors is unbearable," she looked up, with a pointed and famous effect.
Cytherea | Joseph HergesheimerCalled Par Excellence Creme, wrapped in silver foil with a gold label, it sells for fifteen cents and costs you ten.
Business English | Rose BuhligThey used, evidently had plastered this silver foil-type peculiar stuff on the wall previously and it is still there.
Warren Commission (11 of 26): Hearings Vol. XI (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
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