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Definition of Dutch foil

Dutch foil
touto. The English have applied the name especially to the Germanic people living nearest them, the Hollanders. Cf. Derrick, Teutonic.] Pertaining to Holland, or to its inhabitants. Dutch auction. See under Auction. Dutch cheese, a small, pound, hard cheese, made from skim milk. Dutch clinker, a kind of brick made in Holland. It is yellowish, very hard, and long and narrow in shape. Dutch clover (Bot.), common white clover (Trifolium repens), the seed of which was largely imported into England from Holland. Dutch concert, a so-called concert in which all the singers sing at the same time different songs. [Slang] Dutch courage, the courage of partial intoxication. [Slang] --Marryat. Dutch door, a door divided into two parts, horizontally, so arranged that the lower part can be shut and fastened, while the upper part remains open. Dutch foil, Dutch leaf, or Dutch gold, a kind of brass rich in copper, rolled or beaten into thin sheets, used in Holland to ornament toys and paper; -- called also Dutch mineral, Dutch metal, brass foil, and bronze leaf. Dutch liquid (Chem.), a thin, colorless, volatile liquid, C2H4Cl2, of a sweetish taste and a pleasant ethereal odor, produced by the union of chlorine and ethylene or olefiant gas; -- called also Dutch oil. It is so called because discovered (in 1795) by an association of four Hollandish chemists. See Ethylene, and Olefiant.

Meaning of Dutch foil from wikipedia

- A tin foil hat is a hat made from one or more sheets of tin foil or aluminium foil, or a piece of conventional headgear lined with foil, often worn in...
- A hydrofoil is a lifting surface, or foil, that operates in water. They are similar in appearance and purpose to aerofoils used by aeroplanes. Boats that...
- Nicolaas Nederpeld (11 November 1886 – 6 June 1969) was a Dutch foil fencer. He competed at the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics. "Nicolaas Nederpeld". Olympedia...
- Dutch metal is a form of br****. The alloy typically consists of 85-88% copper and the remainder being zinc. It is also known by other names such as "Composition...
- Frans Mosman (5 December 1904 – 1 June 1994) was a Dutch foil and sabre fencer. He competed at the 1928, 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics. "Frans Mosman Olympic...
- (Report). Congressional Research Service. Retrieved 21 July 2021. "How the Dutch foiled Russian 'cyber-attack' on OPCW". BBC News. 4 October 2018. Retrieved...
- of the Reformed Church) who were involved in the Amboise plot of 1560: a foiled attempt to wrest power in France from the influential and zealously Catholic...
- Jennifer Holland (born November 9, 1987) is an American actress and model. She is best known for her work as Emilia Harcourt in the DC Extended Universe...
- a Dutch supplier of aluminium foil. Romalpa Aluminium Ltd processed it in their factory. In the contract of sale, it said that ownership of the foil would...
- loss and the inability to appreciate life as it happens, is the perfect foil for Patchett’s story." Katy Waldman of The New Yorker wrote, "The ingredients...