- Foiled
- Foil Foil (foil), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Foiled} (foild); p. pr.
& vb. n. {Foiling}.] [F. fouler to tread or trample under
one's feet, to press, oppress. See {Full}, v. t.]
1. To tread under foot; to trample.
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King Richard . . . caused the ensigns of Leopold to be pulled down and foiled under foot. --Knoless. [1913 Webster]
Whom he did all to pieces breake and foyle, In filthy durt, and left so in the loathely soyle. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
2. To render (an effort or attempt) vain or nugatory; to baffle; to outwit; to balk; to frustrate; to defeat. [1913 Webster]
And by ? mortal man at length am foiled. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
Her long locks that foil the painter's power. --Byron. [1913 Webster]
3. To blunt; to dull; to spoil; as, to foil the scent in chase. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.