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foil

/fɔɪl/ noun C2
  1. A small arc in the tracery of a window, etc.

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The crate upon which I sit contains 2,000 napoleons packed between layers of lead foil.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, p. 27 · B2
“I feel a foil as quick and supple as my own.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 59 · C1

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