gold foil
Noun
Meaning
foil made of gold
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A piece of gold foil was glued to the edge of a plastic wedge, and then the foil was sliced with a razor at the tip of the triangle.
Already embraced by many readers, this novel has the feel of a modern classic -- even without a gold foil seal on its cover.
In July 2011, Chaosium announced it would re-release a 30th anniversary edition of the CoC 6th edition role-playing game. citation This 320-page book features thick (3 mm) leatherette hardcovers with the front cover and spine stamped with gold foil.
Henriksen showed up at the office kicking open the door wearing a leather jacket, and had gold foil smothered on his teeth and fake cuts on his face and then sat in a chair.
McLaren uses gold foil in the engine compartment of its F1 model. citation * Gold can be manufactured so thin that it appears transparent.
However, if a direct "catcher" gold foil is used, the process is complicated by the need to separate out the gold using anion-exchange chromatography before isolating the nobelium by elution from chromatographic extraction columns using HDEHP.