foiling

English

Verb

foiling

1. Present participle of foil.

Noun

foiling (plural foilings)

1. The act by which something is foiled; prevention of success.

   the foilings of our expectations

2. (hunting) The track of game, such as deer, in the grass.
3. (architecture) A foil.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Simmonds to this entry?)