aluminum foil

noun

: thin aluminum sheeting used especially to cover and wrap food

Examples of aluminum foil in a Sentence

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Transfer the chicken to a plate and lightly tent with aluminum foil to keep warm. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in pan over medium; add mushrooms and shallot. Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2025 But this cleaning hack claims to eliminate those annoying rust spots with just a ball of aluminum foil and a splash of water. Katelyn Squiers, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Feb. 2025 Tightly wrap the salmon in the plastic wrap and aluminum foil. The View, ABC News, 27 Nov. 2024 Line an 8-inch square baking pan with aluminum foil and grease foil with either butter or vegetable shortening. Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 11 Feb. 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 13 Mar. 2025.

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