TINFOIL


Meaning of TINFOIL in English

/tin"foyl'/ , n.

tin, or an alloy of tin and lead, in the form of a thin sheet, much used as a wrapping for drugs, foods, tobacco, etc. Also called, Brit., silver paper .

[ 1425-75; late ME tynfoile. See TIN, FOIL 2 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .