The difference between Aluminium foil and Tinfoil

When used as nouns, aluminium foil means a very thin, pliable, easily torn sheet of aluminium used for cooking, packaging, cosmetics, and insulation, whereas tinfoil means a thin, pliable sheet of tin or an alloy of tin and lead, used as a protective wrapping.


Tinfoil is also verb with the meaning: to cover in tinfoil.

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  1. Aluminium foil as a noun (AU, NZ, British):

    A very thin, pliable, easily torn sheet of aluminium used for cooking, packaging, cosmetics, and insulation.

  1. Tinfoil as a noun:

    A thin, pliable sheet of tin or an alloy of tin and lead, used as a protective wrapping.

  2. Tinfoil as a noun (proscribed):

    aluminium foil

  1. Tinfoil as a verb (transitive):

    To cover in tinfoil.

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