▪ I. foiling, vbl. n.1
(ˈfɔɪlɪŋ)
[f. foil v.1 + -ing1.]
1. The action of the vb. foil in various senses.
| a 1533 Ld. Berners Gold Bk. M. Aurel. (1559) Z, There was neuer mortall man..that could scape fro the ..foilyng of hir [Enuie's] feete. 1683 tr. Erasm. Moriæ Enc. 90 The foiling of them in an irresistible battle. |
2. esp. The treading of a deer or other animal. Hence the slot or trail; = foil n.4
| 1576 Turberv. Venerie 237 We cal it the foyling of a deare if it be on grasse where the print of the foote cannot well be seene. 1617 Markham Caval. viii. 36 How a Horses nose is able to direct him when hee comes..to the foylings of other Cattle. |
▪ II. foiling, vbl. n.2
(ˈfɔɪlɪŋ)
[f. foil v.4 + -ing1.]
a. The action or process of backing (glass) with foil. b. Arch. Ornamentation by foils; a foil ornament. See foil n.1 2 b.
| a 1583 W. Bourne Prop. Glasses in Rara Math. (1838) No. i. 34 According vnto the several formes, facyons, and makyngs of them, and allso the foylinges of them. 1703 T. N. City & C. Purchaser 153 The..Foiling of these Glasses. 1849 Ruskin Sev. Lamps iii. §20. 86 Where the wall was thick, and the foilings were large. |