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Definition of Gold foil
1. Noun. Foil made of gold.
Medical Definition of Gold foil
1. Pure gold rolled into extremely thin sheets; used in the restoration of carious or fractured teeth. See: cohesive gold, noncohesive gold. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gold Foil
Literary usage of Gold foil
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Chemical News and Journal of Industrial ScienceChemistry (1894)
"1'hc gold foil was stained nearly black on both sides over about ... The gold
foil or plate was dull from the gold which had been deposited upon it. ..."
2. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1888)
"gold foil and leaf. Platinum foil and leaf. Silver foil and leaf. ... gold foil,
t Silver foil. In all cases a metal in the state of sponge gives a higher ..."
3. The Annual of Scientific Discovery, Or, Year-book of Facts in Science and Art by David Ames Wells, George Bliss, Samuel Kneeland, John Trowbridge, Charles Robert Cross (1861)
"... simply for pins to fasten the teeth in their places. This firm manufactures
180000 finished teeth per month. The value of gold-foil it sells amounts to ..."
4. Annual of Scientific Discovery: Or, Year-book of Facts in Science and Art by David Ames Wells, George Bliss, Samuel Kneeland, John Trowbridge, Wm Ripley Nichols, Charles R Cross (1861)
"The value of gold-foil it sells amounts to 8109,200 per annum. It is estimated
that the 5000 dentists in the country use no less than ..."
5. The Annual of Scientific Discovery, Or, Year-book of Facts in Science and Art by David Ames Wells, Charles Robert Cross, John Trowbridge, Samuel Kneeland, George Bliss (1861)
"The value of gold-foil It sells amounts to $10!),200 per annum. It is estimated
that the 5000 dentists in the country use no less than ..."
6. Practical Dental Metallurgy: A Text and Reference Book for Students and by Joseph Dupuy Hodgen, Guy Stillman Millberry (1918)
"... give it a "wire" edge by slightly condensing it. t PROPERTIES OF gold foil.—These
are various and variable with the products of different manufacturers. ..."
7. History of Philadelphia, 1609-1884 by John Thomas Scharf, Thompson Westcott (1884)
"In 1835, when Charles Abbey, previously superintendent, was admitted as a partner,
the making of gold- leaf was abandoned, and dentists' gold-foil ..."
8. The Principles and practice of dentistry: Including Anatomy, Physiology by Chapin Aaron Harris, Philip H. Austen (1882)
"For filling the roots, non-adhesive gold foil is the best. If the leaves are
thick, weighing from fifteen to twenty grains, it should be introduced in very ..."
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