FOIL

(Fr. feuille, or Lat. folium, a leaf.) This term / is generally applied to varnished metal. Common foil is manufactured as follows: a copper plate covered with a thin layer of silver, is rolled out into sheets under the flatlins mill; the silver surface is then highly polished or covered witli a colourle varnish. The coloured foils are similarly prepared with coloured varnishes. [s. 477] A Dictionary of Science, Literature, and Art — W. T. Brande & G. W. Cox (Rev. Ed.) ana Sözlük (A–Z)