aluminum foil

noun

: thin aluminum sheeting used especially to cover and wrap food

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In my experience, those are like wrapping your nails in aluminum foil, and BIAB is stainless steel. Devon Abelman, Allure, 28 May 2025 Wearing most types of sunscreen is not like wrapping your body with aluminum foil. Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025 Instead of using a wire brush that can damage your grate surface, a safer alternative is aluminum foil. Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 16 May 2025 Most curbside recycling programs accept aluminum cans but not aluminum foil, which can be thrown in regular trash if it has been used for food prep. Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for aluminum foil

Word History

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 17 Jun. 2025.

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