silver foil

noun

1. silver or silver-colored metal in foil form.

Word History and Origins

Origin of silver foil¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50

Example Sentences

The paramedics had to build a makeshift air-con system out of silver foil blankets to try to keep her cool for "four or five hours" between scans and other tests.

From BBC

From spongy rasgula and deep-fried kaja to colorful burfi topped with edible silver foil, the photos are mouthwatering.

From New York Times

One emerging Senegalese artist, Caroline Gueye, built a trippy walk-in installation, all mirrors and blue light and silver foil.

From New York Times

Sue McFarlane was among those interviewed by Nationwide in 1977, after she made a house decoration for 40p from a table top, crepe paper, cardboard and silver foil.

From BBC

Walls in the alleyway where the mural by Typoe was created have been painted silver in homage to the silver foil that covered the walls in the Factory’s first iteration in Midtown Manhattan, as well as Warhol’s love of Hollywood’s so-called silver screen.

From New York Times