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foil(3) (iou) and hosta (iou)


foil(3) (iou)



foil noun3. L16.
[from FOIL verb1 I. Cf. Old French foulis, Old & mod. French foulee in same sense.]
Hunting.
The track or scent of a hunted animal. L16.
run the foil, run upon the foil (of a hunted animal) run over the same track a second time (and so baffle hounds).
A scent obliterating that of a hunted animal. M20.

hosta (iou)



hosta noun. E19.
[mod. Latin, from N. T. Host (1761-1834), Austrian physician: see -A1.]
Any plant of the genus Hosta of the lily family, comprising plants native to Japan and cultivated elsewhere for their broad often variegated leaves. Also called plantain lily.