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Foil bearing — Foil bearings are a type of air bearing. A shaft is supported by a compliant, spring loaded foil journal lining. Once the shaft is spinning fast enough, the working fluid (usually air), pushes the foil away from the shaft so that there is then no … Wikipedia
Foil — Foil, n. [OE. foil leaf, OF. foil, fuil, fueil, foille, fueille, F. feuille, fr. L. folium, pl. folia; akin to Gr. ?, and perh. to E. blade. Cf. {Foliage}, {Folio}.] 1. A leaf or very thin sheet of metal; as, brass foil; tin foil; gold foil.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Foil stone — Foil Foil, n. [OE. foil leaf, OF. foil, fuil, fueil, foille, fueille, F. feuille, fr. L. folium, pl. folia; akin to Gr. ?, and perh. to E. blade. Cf. {Foliage}, {Folio}.] 1. A leaf or very thin sheet of metal; as, brass foil; tin foil; gold foil … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
foil — foil1 [foil] vt. [ME foilen < OFr fuler, to trample on, subdue: see FULL2] 1. to keep from being successful; thwart; frustrate 2. Hunting to make (a scent, trail, etc.) confused, as by recrossing, in order to balk the pursuers n. 1. Archaic… … English World dictionary
Foil (literature) — Don Quixote and his sidekick Sancho Panza, by Gustave Doré: their character contrasts are made manifest not only by their behavior, but also by their physical appearance. In fiction, a foil is a character who contrasts with another character… … Wikipedia
Calvin and Hobbes — took many wagon ride … Wikipedia
List of M*A*S*H characters — M*A*S*H cast members circa 1974: (back row) Larry Linville, Wayne Rogers, Gary Burghoff (front row) Loretta Swit, Alan Alda, McLean Stevenson This is a list of characters from the M*A*S*H franchise, covering the various characters appearing in… … Wikipedia
Daria Morgendorffer — First appearance Sign Here [Beavis and Butt head, 1993] Last appearance Is It College Yet? (2002) Created by Glenn Eichler Susie Lewis Lynn Mike Judge David Felton Portrayed by … Wikipedia
Taxil hoax — Poster advertising the work of Leo Taxil. Part of a series of articles on Freemasonry … Wikipedia
Daria — This article is about the animated series. For St. Daria, see Saints Chrysanthus and Daria. For the name Daria, see Daria (name). For the character, see Daria Morgendorffer. Daria Genre Sitcom … Wikipedia
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