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Silverware

Anything made from silver.

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noun
  1. 1

    Anything made from silver.

  2. 2

    Anything with a silvery colour.

  3. 3

    Knives, forks and spoons.

  4. 4

    Trophies, success in a competition.

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silvernoun(uncountable) A lustrous, white, metallic element, atomic number 47, atomic weight 107.87, symbol Ag.
flat silvernoun(dated) Silver, or silver-plated cutlery.
sterlingnoun(by extension) (uncountable) The currency of the United Kingdom, based on the pound sterling; hence, genuine English or British currency, as contrasted with foreign currency.
sterling silvernounArticles made from this alloy collectively.
white metalnounAny tin- or lead-based alloy (commonly used to make bearings, jewellery, toy soldiers, fusible plugs, some medals and metal type).
silver platenounA thin layer of silver applied to the surface of an object made of another metal.
porcelainwarenounItems made from porcelain.
silver steelnounCommon tool steel supplied as a centerless ground round bar (with tolerances similar to that of drill rod).
nickel silvernounA hard, corrosion-resistant alloy of copper, zinc and nickel used to make domestic silverware.
platenounA slightly curved but almost flat dish from which food is served or eaten.
mock silvernoun(obsolete, alchemy) A metal known to the ancients, possibly zinc.
crystalwarenounItems, especially tableware, made from crystal.
argentnoun(heraldry) The white or silver tincture on a coat of arms.
silver-giltnoungilded silver, silver covered with a thin layer of gold
silveringnounThe process of coating a surface with a thin layer of silver (or a similar metal), especially so as to form a mirror.
german silvernounCupronickel, nickel silver; specifically the variety developed by 19th-century German metalworkers, an alloy of copper, nickel and zinc.
electrumnounAn alloy of gold and silver, used by the ancients; now specifically a natural alloy with between 20 and 50 per cent silver.
gilt silvernoungilded silver, silver covered with a thin layer of gold
whitewarenounAny pottery of a white or nearly white colour.
silvertonenounA metallic silver colour, as used in some paints.

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