Result from Foreign Dictionaries (4 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Foil \Foil\ (foil), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Foiled} (foild); p. pr.
& vb. n. {Foiling}.] [F. fouler to tread or trample under
one's feet, to press, oppress. See {Full}, v. t.]
1. To tread under foot; to trample.
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King Richard . . . caused the ensigns of Leopold to
be pulled down and foiled under foot. --Knoless.
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Whom he did all to pieces breake and foyle,
In filthy durt, and left so in the loathely soyle.
--Spenser.
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2. To render (an effort or attempt) vain or nugatory; to
baffle; to outwit; to balk; to frustrate; to defeat.
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And by ? mortal man at length am foiled. --Dryden.
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Her long locks that foil the painter's power.
--Byron.
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3. To blunt; to dull; to spoil; as, to foil the scent in
chase. --Addison.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Foiling \Foil"ing\, n. (Arch.)
A foil. --Simmonds.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Foiling \Foil"ing\, n. [Cf. F. foul['e]es. See 1st {Foil}.]
(Hunting)
The track of game (as deer) in the grass.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
foiling
n 1: an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts [syn:
{frustration}, {thwarting}, {foiling}]
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