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silver
  1. (uncountable) A lustrous, white, metallic element, atomic number 47, atomic weight 107.87, symbol Ag.
  2. (collectively) Coins made from silver or any similar white metal.
  3. (collectively) Cutlery and other eating utensils, whether silver or made from some other white metal.
  4. (collectively) Any items made from silver or any other white metal.
  5. (countable) A shiny gray color.
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  7. Examples:
    1. “Some folk proudly display their bottles in much the same way as other people display the family silver or fine bone china.”
      “The shopkeeper returned to find the lock broken, and all of his silver stolen.”
      “He has won an Olympic silver and Commonwealth gold.”
silverware
  1. Anything made from silver.
  2. Anything with a silvery colour.
  3. (US) knives, forks and spoons
  4. (sports) trophies, success in a competition.
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  6. Examples:
    1. “After that, waiters in bow ties get busy fussing with silverware and bringing on the hot courses.”
      “He jumps, surprised, and the loud clatter of silverware resonates from our corner of the reception hall.”
      “The couple was just putting out the silverware when a knock was heard on the door.”
silvering
  1. The process of coating a surface with a thin layer of silver (or a similar metal), especially so as to form a mirror
silversmith
  1. A person who makes articles out of silver usually larger than jewellery.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Rubber corrodes silver, and it can become so deeply etched that only a silversmith can repair the damage.”
      “In the nineteenth century, Joseph Mayer was one of Liverpool's most prominent citizens as well as a respected silversmith.”
      “But the star lot here is a pair of George III sauce boats by Dublin silversmith Thomas Jones, whose work is much sought after.”
silversmithing
  1. The work of a silversmith; the forging of silver.
silvertone
  1. A metallic silver colour, as used in some paints.
  2. Examples:
    1. “In keeping with the 40's leitmotif, the silvertone peep-toe high heels complete the ensemble.”
      “Dial: Silvertone soleil dial with silvertone applied markers, Arabic numerals at 6 and 12 o'clock, and dauphine hands.”
      “Dial: Silver, black or blue scallop-engraved dial, with applied silvertone arrowhead markers, two subdials measuring elapsed time in minutes and hour, and a third subdial with small seconds hand.”
silverwork
  1. Work, usually ornamental, done in silver.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Thai crafts include handwoven silk and cotton, woodcarvings, silverwork, basketry, and lacquerware.”
      “She passed the tree where the horse's tack was propped and grabbed Hawk's bridle, the silverwork glinting in the moonlight.”
      “I went to the market and I was in heaven, what with all the ceramics and woodwork and basketry and textiles and silverwork and everything.”
silverer
  1. One who silvers (covers with silver or a silvery metal).
silversmithy
  1. The smithy of a silversmith.
silveriness
  1. The state or condition of being silvery.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The silveriness is most stunning with new spring growth, hardening to blue-green in summer.”
      “I wasn't terribly keen on the silveriness of the whole thing, at first, but the subtle pattern makes up for that.”
      “There is a poise and tautness and silveriness to its glide that comes perhaps from the terseness of Japanese ritual music.”
silverization
  1. The process of silverizing.
silverling
  1. a small silver coin
silverness
  1. The quality of being silver.
silversmithies
  1. plural of silversmithy
silversmiths
silverlings
  1. plural of silverling
silverwares
silverworks
  1. plural of silverwork
silverings
  1. plural of silvering
silverers
  1. plural of silverer
silvers
  1. plural of silver
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Winning three golds, two silvers, and two bronzes, the Greco-Roman wrestlers helped Iran stand top after four years on 64 points.”
      “Four years ago in Sydney, he was the gangling teenaged sensation, winning three golds and two silvers.”
      “Nielsen Bainbridge offers a wide variety of silvers, from a raw aluminum look to a steel gray to brushed tones in its German silver.”
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