tinfoil

tinfoil Definition

tin·foil (tin′fo̵il′)

noun

tin or an alloy of tin and lead in a very thin sheet or sheets, used in insulation, etc.
aluminum in a very thin sheet, used for wrapping food, etc.

tinfoil Synonyms

tinfoil paper, aluminum foil, foil, lead foil, zinc foil, silver paper*, gold paper*; see also paper 5.

tinfoil Usage Examples

Converse of object

wear: It doesn't happen much when you wear tinfoil underneath a big floppy red hat.
collect: Heroin work: A series of non-figurative works using sheets of heroin residue on tinfoil collected anonymously.

Modifies a noun

hat: Now, where did I put my tinfoil hat?
suit: Quite frankly, Johnny Five made Metal Mickey look like a man in a tinfoil suit.

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