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   silver

   /ˈsɪlvə/

   noun

   • 1. a precious shiny greyish-white metal, the chemical element of atomic number 47.
   • 2. a shiny grey-white colour or appearance like that of silver: "the dark hair was now highlighted with silver"
   • 3. silver dishes, containers, or cutlery: "thieves stole £5,000 worth of silver" Similar silverware(silver) platedishesplatesflatwarecutleryknives, forks, and spoons
   • ▪ household cutlery of any material. Similar silverware(silver) platedishesplatesflatwarecutleryknives, forks, and spoons
   • 4. coins made from silver or from a metal that resembles silver: "George dipped his hand into his pocket and brought out some small silver" Similar coinscoinagespeciechangesmall changeloose changeinformal:shrapnelOpposite notes
   • ▪ money. Scottish
   • 5. short for silver medal

   adjective

   • 1. made of or coloured like silver: "a silver necklace"

   verb

   • 1. coat or plate with silver: "he admitted silvering the coins"
   • ▪ provide (mirror glass) with a backing of a silver-coloured material in order to make it reflective: "the whole sheet was silvered to produce a decorative mirror"
   • ▪ (especially of the moon) give a silvery appearance to: "the brilliant moon silvered the turf"
   • ▪ turn (a person's hair) grey or white: "sorrow and anxiety had aged his father's face and silvered his hair"
   • ▪ (of a person's hair) turn grey or white: "Alexia remained a young woman even as her hair silvered"

   Word Origin Old Englishseolfor, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zilver and German Silber.

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