degen

Definitions of degen
  1. noun
    a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal
    synonyms: foelie, folie, zijdgeweer
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    aluminiumfolie, bladaluminium
    foil made of aluminum
    haksel, hakstro
    foil in thin strips; ejected into the air as a radar countermeasure
    bladgoud, goudblad
    foil made of gold
    aluminiumfolie, bladaluminium, bladtin, foelie, folie, staniol, stanniool, tinfoelie, tinfolie, zilverpapier
    foil made of tin or an alloy of tin and lead
    bladgoud, dukatengoud, goudblad, verguldsel
    a very thin form of gold foil
  2. noun
    picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector
    synonyms: zijdgeweer
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    overhead, overheadkosten
    a transparency for use with an overhead projector
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