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Meanings of tinfoil in English

Catalan
paper d'alumini

Foil made of tin or an alloy of tin and lead.

paper d'alumini
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Examples for "tin foil"
Examples for "tin foil"
1
Trim the paper and tin foil to leave only a 2cm overhang.
The Guardian
2
Cover with tin foil and place in the centre of the oven.
The Irish Times
3
Cover pan with tin foil and let the meat rest for 10 minutes.
Radio NZ
4
Cover with tin foil and place in the preheated oven for 15 minutes.
The South African
5
Cover the dish with tin foil and bake for 40 minutes.
The South African
Usage of tinfoil in English
1
Remove your tinfoil cap, citizen - though I understand why you're jittery.
Wired
2
Several tinfoil takeaway containers with sauces of various kinds dried into them.
Slow decay
3
The house overflowed with casseroles and bakery wrapped in tinfoil and plastic.
Bones to Ashes
4
Their collector was merely a sheet of tinfoil attached to the craft.
Wired
5
She had a tinfoil crown on her head that kept falling off.
The Girls
6
Cover the top with tinfoil and place in the fridge for 30 minutes.
Radio NZ
7
Anyone worried by cellphone radiation emissions need not apply, tinfoil helmet liners optional.
Wired
8
This is the year everyone-notjust techno-libertariansin tinfoil hats-becomesa privacy advocate.
Wired
9
Line a tray with cling wrap or baking paper or tinfoil.
The South African
10
Secure some tinfoil to cover the parts in imitation of steel.
The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do
11
Other materials can be used in the place of tinfoil to represent steel.
The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do
12
The blade is covered with tinfoil to give it the appearance of steel.
The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do
13
The handle is made of dark wood and the axe covered with tinfoil.
The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do
14
But it says the best thing to use for the plates is tinfoil.
The Radio Boys' First Wireless; Or, Winning the Ferberton Prize
15
When the woodwork is finished the handle and axe are covered with tinfoil.
The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do
16
She baked a rule of peanut butter cookies and put them in tinfoil.
Kings of the earth: a novel
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