Foil and Layer

Foil

Foil noun - A piece of thin and flexible sheet metal.

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Layer and foil are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Layer" instead the word "Foil" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: foiled, foiling

Layer noun - Single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance.

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Foil and layer are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Foil" instead the word "Layer" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: layered, layering

nice	nice foil	nice layer
natural	natural foil	natural layer
simple	simple foil	simple layer
blue	blue foil	blue layer
Other adjectives: dark, main, humorous, interesting, thin, new, additional, different.

In "Christmas in Kansas", part of the Sorrowful and Immaculate Hearts series, Bruce Wayne includes a layer of lead foil in the wrapping of his Chistmas present to Clark Kent.

Source: Present Peeking
It's simply a layer of Vantablack coating a sheet of foil.

Source: You Cannot Grasp the True Form
If one pastes tape or a label on the front of some discs, then decides to remove the tape or label, the adhesive peels off the data-containing foil layer, rendering the disc unusable.

Source: Weaksauce Weakness

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