A primary function of the leafâs waxy cuticle is to reduce water loss through the leaves, which is particularly important in arid deserts with little rainfall or Mediterranean climates with seasonal rainfall.
The first plant designed for rolling aluminum foil was opened in 1910. Aluminum foil replaced tin foil, when the Dr. Lauber, Neher & Cie., Emmishofen aluminum foil rolling plant in Kreuzlingen, Switzerland, was opened by J.G. Neher & Sons.
Origin of foil. 1  Archaic the scent or trail of an animal. 2  Archaic a thwarting. 3  a leaflike, rounded space or design between cusps or in windows, etc., as in Gothic architecture. 4  a very thin sheet or leaf of metal; specif., such a sheet, as of aluminum, used for wrapping food, etc.