foiled

3 definitions found

foiled - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Foil \Foil\ (foil), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Foiled (foild); p. pr.
     & vb. n. Foiling.] [F. fouler to tread or trample under
     one's feet, to press, oppress. See Full, v. t.]
     1. To tread under foot; to trample.
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              King Richard . . . caused the ensigns of Leopold to
              be pulled down and foiled under foot. --Knoless.
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              Whom he did all to pieces breake and foyle,
              In filthy durt, and left so in the loathely soyle.
                                                    --Spenser.
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     2. To render (an effort or attempt) vain or nugatory; to
        baffle; to outwit; to balk; to frustrate; to defeat.
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              And by ? mortal man at length am foiled. --Dryden.
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              Her long locks that foil the painter's power.
                                                    --Byron.
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     3. To blunt; to dull; to spoil; as, to foil the scent in
        chase. --Addison.
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foiled - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  foiled
      adj 1: disappointingly unsuccessful; "disappointed expectations
             and thwarted ambitions"; "their foiled attempt to capture
             Calais"; "many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking
             teachers"; "his best efforts were thwarted" [syn:
             defeated, disappointed, discomfited, foiled,
             frustrated, thwarted]

foiled - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  25 Moby Thesaurus words for "foiled":
     baffled, balked, betrayed, bilked, blasted, blighted, chapfallen,
     crestfallen, crossed, crushed, dashed, defeated, disappointed,
     dished, disillusioned, dissatisfied, frustrated, ill done-by,
     ill-served, let down, out of countenance, regretful,
     sorely disappointed, soured, thwarted