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Baffle :: Baffle (v. t.) To check by shifts and turns; to elude; to foil.

Foil :: Foil (n.) Failure of success when on the point of attainment; defeat; frustration; miscarriage.

Stock :: Stock (n.) The part of a tally formerly struck in the exchequer, which was delivered to the person who had lent the king money on account, as the evidence of indebtedness. See Counterfoil..

Trefoil :: Trefoil (n.) An ornamental foliation consisting of three divisions, or foils..

Counterfoil :: Counterfoil (n.) That part of a tally, formerly in the exchequer, which was kept by an officer in that court, the other, called the stock, being delivered to the person who had lent the king money on the account; -- called also counterstock..

Platinum :: Platinum (n.) A metallic element, intermediate in value between silver and gold, occurring native or alloyed with other metals, also as the platinum arsenide (sperrylite). It is heavy tin-white metal which is ductile and malleable, but very infusible, and characterized by its resistance to strong chemical reagents. It is used for crucibles, for stills for sulphuric acid, rarely for coin, and in the form of foil and wire for many purposes. Specific gravity 21.5. Atomic weight 194.3. Symbol Pt. Fo

Lametta :: Lametta (n.) Foil or wire made of gold, silver, or brass..

Quarterfoil :: Quarterfoil (n.) An ornamental foliation having four lobes, or foils..

Tinsel :: Tinsel (n.) A shining material used for ornamental purposes; especially, a very thin, gauzelike cloth with much gold or silver woven into it; also, very thin metal overlaid with a thin coating of gold or silver, brass foil, or the like..

Foil :: Foil (n.) A thin coat of tin, with quicksilver, laid on the back of a looking-glass, to cause reflection..

Trifolium :: Trifolium (n.) A genus of leguminous herbs with densely spiked flowers and usually trifoliate leaves; trefoil. There are many species, all of which are called clover. See Clover..

Runner :: Runner (n.) A slender trailing branch which takes root at the joints or end and there forms new plants, as in the strawberry and the common cinquefoil..

Five-finger :: Five-finger (n.) See Cinquefoil.

Milfoil :: Milfoil (n.) A common composite herb (Achillea Millefolium) with white flowers and finely dissected leaves; yarrow.

Foil :: Foil (n.) The track or trail of an animal.

Buck Bean :: Buck bean () A plant (Menyanthes trifoliata) which grows in moist and boggy places, having racemes of white or reddish flowers and intensely bitter leaves, sometimes used in medicine; marsh trefoil; -- called also bog bean..

Tin :: Tin (v. t.) To cover with tin or tinned iron, or to overlay with tin foil..

Blunt :: Blunt (n.) A fencer's foil.

Polyfoil :: Polyfoil (n.) Same as Multifoil.

Quicksilvered :: Quicksilvered (a.) Overlaid with quicksilver, or with an amalgam of quicksilver and tinfoil..

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