aluminum foil

noun

: thin aluminum sheeting used especially to cover and wrap food

Examples of aluminum foil in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web If reheating in the oven, that might mean covering the meatloaf with aluminum foil to prevent overbrowning. Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2024 Take a push pin and punch a small hole carefully in the center of the aluminum foil. John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 7 Apr. 2024 Poke a small hole in the center of the aluminum foil. Mary Walrath-Holdridge, The Enquirer, 7 Apr. 2024 In the kitchen, there were pots on the stove and stacks of puris, wrapped in aluminum foil, on plates. Akhil Sharma, The New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for aluminum foil 

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Word History

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of aluminum foil was in 1858

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“Aluminum foil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aluminum%20foil. Accessed 23 Sep. 2024.

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