箔 — meaning in English

English meaning

• FOIL noun A very thin, flexible sheet of metal, especially aluminum, used for wrapping food.
• leaf noun A flat, usually green part of a plant that grows from a stem or branch and carries out photosynthesis.

Senses

箔 is used for these senses in English:

• foil A very thin sheet of metal.
• leaf A sheet of any substance beaten or rolled until very thin.

FOIL — full definition

1. noun A very thin, flexible sheet of metal, especially aluminum, used for wrapping food.
2. verb To prevent a plan, attempt, or plot from succeeding.
3. noun A person or thing that highlights another's qualities by contrast, especially in a story.
4. noun A thin fencing sword with a blunted tip, used in the sport of fencing.

leaf — full definition

1. noun A flat, usually green part of a plant that grows from a stem or branch and carries out photosynthesis.
2. noun A single sheet of paper in a book, counted as two pages (front and back).
3. noun A thin, flat panel that can be added to a table to make it bigger, or one section of a hinged panel like a door.
4. verb To grow leaves.

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