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–noun

1.	Chemistry. a white, ductile metallic element, used for making mirrors, coins, ornaments, table utensils, photographic chemicals, conductors, etc. Symbol: Ag; atomic weight: 107.870; atomic number: 47; specific gravity: 10.5 at 20°C.

2.	coin made of this metal; specie; money: a handful of silver.

3.	this metal as a commodity or considered as a currency standard.

4.	table articles made of or plated with silver, including flatware and hollowware.

5.	any flatware: The kitchen silver is of stainless steel.

6.	something resembling this metal in color, luster, etc.

7.	a lustrous grayish white or whitish gray, or the color of the metal: the silver of the leaves.

8.	any of the silver halides used for photographic purposes, as silver bromide, silver chloride, or silver iodide.

9.	silver medal.

–adjective

10.	consisting of, made of, or plated with silver.

11.	of or pertaining to silver.

12.	producing or yielding silver.

13.	resembling silver; silvery: the silver moon.

14.	clear and soft: silver sounds.

15.	eloquent; persuasive: a silver tongue.

16.	urging the use of silver as a currency standard: silver economists.

17.	indicating the twenty-fifth event of a series, as a wedding anniversary.

18.	having the color silver: a silver dress.

–verb (used with object)

19.	to coat with silver or some silverlike substance.

20.	to give a silvery color to.

–verb (used without object)

21.	to become a silvery color.

[Origin: bef. 900; (n. and adj.) ME silver(e), selver(e), selfer, OE siolfor (orig. n.); c. G Silber, ON silfr, Goth silubr, akin to Serbo-Croatian srèbro, Russ serebró, Lith sidãbras; (v.) late ME silveren, deriv. of the n.

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—Related forms

sil·ver·er, noun

sil·ver·ish, adjective

sil·ver·less, adjective

sil·ver·like, adjective

sil·ver·ness, noun

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n.

Symbol Ag A lustrous white, ductile, malleable metallic element, occurring both uncombined and in ores such as argentite, having the highest thermal and electrical conductivity of the metals. It is highly valued for jewelry, tableware, and other ornamental use and is widely used in coinage, photography, dental and soldering alloys, electrical contacts, and printed circuits. Atomic number 47; atomic weight 107.87; melting point 960.8°C; boiling point 2,212°C; specific gravity 10.50; valence 1, 2. See Table at element.
This metallic element as a commodity or medium of exchange.
Coins made of this metallic element.
A medal made of silver awarded to one placing second in a competition, as in the Olympics.
1. Domestic articles, such as tableware, made of or plated with silver.
2. Tableware, especially eating and serving utensils, made of steel or another metal.
A lustrous medium gray.
A silver salt, especially silver nitrate, used to sensitize paper.

adj.

Made of or containing silver: a silver bowl; silver ore.
Resembling silver, especially in having a lustrous shine; silvery.
Of a lustrous medium gray: silver hair.
Having a soft, clear, resonant sound.
Eloquent; persuasive: a silver voice.
Favoring the adoption of silver as a standard of currency: the silver plank of the 1896 Democratic platform.
Of or constituting a 25th anniversary.

v. sil·vered, sil·ver·ing, sil·vers

v. tr.

To cover, plate, or adorn with silver or a similar lustrous substance.
To give a silver color to.
To coat (photographic paper) with a film of silver nitrate or other silver salt.

v. intr.
To become silvery.

[Middle English, from Old English siolfor, seolfor, probably ultimately from Akkadian ṣarpu, refined silver, verbal adj. of ṣarāpu, to smelt, refine; see ṣrp in Semitic roots.]

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O.E. seolfor "silver," from P.Gmc. *silubra- (cf. O.S. silvbar, O.N. silfr, M.Du. silver, Du. zilver, O.H.G. sillabar, Ger. silber, Goth. silubr), from a common Germanic/Balto-Slavic term (cf. O.C.S. sirebo, Rus. serebo, Lith. sidabras "silver"), possibly from a language of Asia Minor. Perhaps from Akkad. sarpu "silver," lit. "refined silver," related to sarapu "to refine, smelt." Chemical abbreviation Ag is from L. argentum "silver," from the PIE root (see argent). The verb, "to cover or plate with silver" is recorded from 1440. Silverware is from 1860.

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silver
adjective
1.	made from or largely consisting of silver; "silver bracelets"
2.	having the white lustrous sheen of silver; "a land of silver (or silvern) rivers where the salmon leap"; "repeated scrubbings have given the wood a silvery sheen"
3.	of lustrous grey; covered with or tinged with the color of silver; "silvery hair" [syn: argent]
4.	expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively; "able to dazzle with his facile tongue"; "silver speech" [syn: eloquent]
noun
1.	a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
2.	coins made of silver
3.	a light shade of grey [syn: ash grey]
4.	silverware eating utensils [syn: flatware]
5.	a trophy made of silver (or having the appearance of silver) that is usually awarded for winning second place in a competition [syn: silver medal]
verb
1.	coat with a layer of silver or a silver amalgam; "silver the necklace"
2.	make silver in color; "Her worries had silvered her hair"
3.	turn silver; "The man's hair silvered very attractively"

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silver1 [ˈsilvə] noun

an element, a precious grey metal which is used in making jewellery, ornaments etc
Example: The tray was made of solid silver.

Arabic:	فِضَّه
Chinese (Simplified):	银
Chinese (Traditional):	銀
Czech:	stříbro
Danish:	sølv
Dutch:	zilver
Estonian:	hõbe
Finnish:	hopea
French:	argent
German:	das Silber
Greek:	άργυρος
Hungarian:	ezüst
Icelandic:	silfur
Indonesian:	perak
Italian:	argento

Japanese:	銀
Korean:	은(銀)
Latvian:	sudrabs
Lithuanian:	sidabras
Norwegian:	sølv
Polish:	srebro
Portuguese (Brazil):	prata
Portuguese (Portugal):	prata
Romanian:	argint
Russian:	серебро
Slovak:	striebro
Slovenian:	srebro
Spanish:	plata
Swedish:	silver
Turkish:	gümüş

silver2 [ˈsilvə] noun

anything made of, or looking like, silver especially knives, forks, spoons etc
Example: Burglars broke into the house and stole all our silver.

Arabic:	الآنِيَة الفِضَّيَّه
Chinese (Simplified):	银器
Chinese (Traditional):	銀器
Czech:	stříbro
Danish:	sølvtøj
Dutch:	zilver
Estonian:	hõbeesemed, lauahõbe
Finnish:	hopeat
French:	argenterie
German:	das Silber
Greek:	ασημικά, αργυρά σκεύη
Hungarian:	ezüst(nemű)
Icelandic:	silfurbúnaður
Indonesian:	perabotan perak
Italian:	argenteria

Japanese:	銀食器
Korean:	은 제품
Latvian:	sudrablietas
Lithuanian:	sidabras
Norwegian:	sølv(tøy)
Polish:	srebra
Portuguese (Brazil):	prataria
Portuguese (Portugal):	prataria
Romanian:	argintărie
Russian:	серебро
Slovak:	striebro
Slovenian:	srebrnina
Spanish:	plata
Swedish:	silver, bordsilver
Turkish:	gümüş (eşya)

silver1 [ˈsilvə] adjective

made of, of the colour of, or looking like, silver
Example: a silver brooch; silver stars/paint

Arabic:	فِضّي
Chinese (Simplified):	白银似的
Chinese (Traditional):	白銀似的
Czech:	stříbrný
Danish:	sølv-
Dutch:	zilveren
Estonian:	hõbe-
Finnish:	hopea-
French:	d'argent, argenté
German:	silbern
Greek:	ασημένιος
Hungarian:	ezüst-
Icelandic:	silfur-
Indonesian:	terbuat dari perak
Italian:	d'argento*; argenteo

Japanese:	銀の
Korean:	은으로 만든, 은색의
Latvian:	sudraba-; sudrabains
Lithuanian:	sidabrinis
Norwegian:	sølv-
Polish:	srebrny
Portuguese (Brazil):	de prata, prateado
Portuguese (Portugal):	de prata
Romanian:	de argint; argintiu
Russian:	серебряный
Slovak:	strieborný
Slovenian:	srebrn
Spanish:	de plata
Swedish:	silver-
Turkish:	gümüş

silver2 [ˈsilvə] adjective

(of a wedding anniversary, jubilee etc) twenty-fifth
Example: We celebrated our silver wedding (anniversary) last month.

Arabic:	اليوبيل الفِضّي
Chinese (Simplified):	银婚礼（结婚廿五周年纪念）
Chinese (Traditional):	銀婚禮(結婚廿五周年紀念)
Czech:	stříbrný
Danish:	sølvbryllup
Dutch:	zilveren
Estonian:	kahekümneviies, hõbe-
Finnish:	25-vuotis-
French:	d'argent
German:	silber-…
Greek:	αργυρός, εικοστός πέμπτος (για επέτειο κτλ.)
Hungarian:	ezüstlakodalom
Icelandic:	silfur(brúðkaup)
Indonesian:	tahun
Italian:	d'argento

Japanese:	25年目の
Korean:	(결혼 기념일 등이) 25주년의
Latvian:	sudraba-
Lithuanian:	sidabrinis
Norwegian:	sølv(bryllup), tjuefemårsjubileum
Polish:	srebrny
Portuguese (Brazil):	de prata
Portuguese (Portugal):	de prata
Romanian:	de argint
Russian:	серебряный, двадцатипятилетний
Slovak:	strieborný
Slovenian:	srebrn
Spanish:	de plata
Swedish:	silver-
Turkish:	yirmibeşinci yıldönümü

See also: silvery, silver foil/paper

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Symbol Ag
A soft, shiny, white metallic element that is found in many ores, especially together with copper, lead, and zinc. It conducts heat and electricity better than any other metal. Silver is used in photography and in making electrical circuits and conductors. Atomic number 47; atomic weight 107.868; melting point 960.8°C; boiling point 2,212°C; specific gravity 10.50; valence 1, 2. See also sterling silver. See Periodic Table. See Note at element.

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Silver Creek, WA Zip code(s): 98585

Silver Springs, NV (CDP, FIPS 67200) Location: 39.38072 N, 119.21401 W
Population (1990): 2253 (1061 housing units)
Area: 177.5 sq km (land), 15.9 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 89429

Silver Creek, MS (town, FIPS 67960) Location: 31.60330 N, 90.00464 W
Population (1990): 190 (88 housing units)
Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 39663

Silver Creek, NE (village, FIPS 45400) Location: 41.33277 N, 97.66571 W
Population (1990): 625 (293 housing units)
Area: 108.7 sq km (land), 5.5 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 68663

Silver Creek, NY (village, FIPS 67411) Location: 42.54354 N, 79.16887 W
Population (1990): 2927 (1294 housing units)
Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 14136

Silver Grove, KY (city, FIPS 70644) Location: 39.03673 N, 84.39687 W
Population (1990): 1102 (449 housing units)
Area: 3.1 sq km (land), 2.4 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 41085

Silver Lake, OR Zip code(s): 97638

Silver Lake, IN (town, FIPS 69768) Location: 41.07238 N, 85.89172 W
Population (1990): 528 (221 housing units)
Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 46982

Silver Lake, KS (city, FIPS 65600) Location: 39.09864 N, 95.85602 W
Population (1990): 1390 (520 housing units)
Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 66539

Silver Lake, MN (city, FIPS 60376) Location: 44.90382 N, 94.19752 W
Population (1990): 764 (334 housing units)
Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 55381

Silver Creek, MN Zip code(s): 55380

Silver Creek, GA Zip code(s): 30173

Silver Lake, NH Zip code(s): 03875

Silver Star, MT Zip code(s): 59751

Silver Bay, NY Zip code(s): 12874

Silver City, IA (city, FIPS 73155) Location: 41.11099 N, 95.63778 W
Population (1990): 252 (112 housing units)
Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 51571

Silver City, MS (town, FIPS 67920) Location: 33.09631 N, 90.49725 W
Population (1990): 348 (118 housing units)
Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 39166

Silver Point, TN Zip code(s): 38582

Silver City, NM (town, FIPS 73260) Location: 32.78285 N, 108.26682 W
Population (1990): 10683 (4255 housing units)
Area: 22.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 88061

Silver City, SD Zip code(s): 57702

Silver Spring, MD (CDP, FIPS 72450) Location: 39.01375 N, 77.02416 W
Population (1990): 76046 (33494 housing units)
Area: 31.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 20901, 20903, 20910

Silver Lake, WI (village, FIPS 74025) Location: 42.55170 N, 88.16761 W
Population (1990): 1801 (790 housing units)
Area: 4.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Silver Ridge, NJ (CDP, FIPS 67665) Location: 39.96104 N, 74.23622 W
Population (1990): 1138 (807 housing units)
Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Silver Lake, OH (village, FIPS 72494) Location: 41.15660 N, 81.45952 W
Population (1990): 3052 (1274 housing units)
Area: 3.7 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)

Silver Plume, CO (town, FIPS 70360) Location: 39.69608 N, 105.72670 W
Population (1990): 134 (130 housing units)
Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Silver Lake, NC (CDP, FIPS 61950) Location: 34.14861 N, 77.91803 W
Population (1990): 4071 (1503 housing units)
Area: 17.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Silver Springs, NY (village, FIPS 67466) Location: 42.66006 N, 78.08472 W
Population (1990): 852 (340 housing units)
Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)

Silver Lake, FL (CDP, FIPS 66062) Location: 28.84170 N, 81.79851 W
Population (1990): 1573 (748 housing units)
Area: 6.7 sq km (land), 1.6 sq km (water)

Silver Creek, MO (village, FIPS 67880) Location: 37.03875 N, 94.47190 W
Population (1990): 513 (202 housing units)
Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Silver Cliff, CO (town, FIPS 70250) Location: 38.11725 N, 105.40449 W
Population (1990): 322 (223 housing units)
Area: 40.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Silver City, NC (CDP, FIPS 61920) Location: 34.99601 N, 79.22777 W
Population (1990): 1343 (480 housing units)
Area: 4.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Silver Bay, MN (city, FIPS 60250) Location: 47.29189 N, 91.27860 W
Population (1990): 1894 (947 housing units)
Area: 20.2 sq km (land), 1.2 sq km (water)

Silver Bow County, MT (county, FIPS 93) Location: 45.89596 N, 112.65761 W
Population (1990): 33941 (15474 housing units)
Area: 1860.5 sq km (land), 1.7 sq km (water)

Silver Springs Shores, FL (CDP, FIPS 66175) Location: 29.10362 N, 82.00635 W
Population (1990): 6421 (3326 housing units)
Area: 12.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)

Butte-Silver Bow, MT ((remainder), FIPS 11397) Location: 45.89596 N, 112.65761 W
Population (1990): 33336 (15180 housing units)
Area: 1854.9 sq km (land), 1.7 sq km (water)

Suitland-Silver Hill, MD (CDP, FIPS 75762) Location: 38.84555 N, 76.92278 W
Population (1990): 35111 (15328 housing units)
Area: 17.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Silver, TX Zip code(s): 76949

Silver Lake-Fircrest, WA (CDP, FIPS 64452) Location: 47.87365 N, 122.16981 W
Population (1990): 24474 (8045 housing units)
Area: 37.2 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)

Little Silver, NJ (borough, FIPS 40770) Location: 40.33497 N, 74.03495 W
Population (1990): 5721 (2121 housing units)
Area: 7.2 sq km (land), 1.6 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 07739

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Black\, a. [OE. blak, AS. bl[ae]c; akin to Icel. blakkr dark, swarthy, Sw. bl["a]ck ink, Dan. bl[ae]k, OHG. blach, LG. & D. blaken to burn with a black smoke. Not akin to AS. bl[=a]c, E. bleak pallid. ?98.]

1. Destitute of light, or incapable of reflecting it; of the color of soot or coal; of the darkest or a very dark color, the opposite of white; characterized by such a color; as, black cloth; black hair or eyes.

O night, with hue so black! --Shak.

2. In a less literal sense: Enveloped or shrouded in darkness; very dark or gloomy; as, a black night; the heavens black with clouds.

I spy a black, suspicious, threatening cloud. --Shak.

3. Fig.: Dismal, gloomy, or forbidding, like darkness; destitute of moral light or goodness; atrociously wicked; cruel; mournful; calamitous; horrible. "This day's black fate." "Black villainy." "Arise, black vengeance." "Black day." "Black despair." --Shak.

4. Expressing menace, or discontent; threatening; sullen; foreboding; as, to regard one with black looks.

Note: Black is often used in self-explaining compound words; as, black-eyed, black-faced, black-haired, black-visaged.

Black act, the English statute 9 George I, which makes it a felony to appear armed in any park or warren, etc., or to hunt or steal deer, etc., with the face blackened or disguised. Subsequent acts inflicting heavy penalties for malicious injuries to cattle and machinery have been called black acts.

Black angel (Zo["o]l.), a fish of the West Indies and Florida (Holacanthus tricolor), with the head and tail yellow, and the middle of the body black.

Black antimony (Chem.), the black sulphide of antimony, Sb2S3, used in pyrotechnics, etc.

Black bear (Zo["o]l.), the common American bear (Ursus Americanus).

Black beast. See B[^e]te noire.

Black beetle (Zo["o]l.), the common large cockroach (Blatta orientalis).

Black and blue, the dark color of a bruise in the flesh, which is accompanied with a mixture of blue. "To pinch the slatterns black and blue." --Hudibras.

Black bonnet (Zo["o]l.), the black-headed bunting (Embriza Sch[oe]niclus) of Europe.

Black canker, a disease in turnips and other crops, produced by a species of caterpillar.

Black cat (Zo["o]l.), the fisher, a quadruped of North America allied to the sable, but larger. See Fisher.

Black cattle, any bovine cattle reared for slaughter, in distinction from dairy cattle. [Eng.]

Black cherry. See under Cherry.

Black cockatoo (Zo["o]l.), the palm cockatoo. See Cockatoo.

Black copper. Same as Melaconite.

Black currant. (Bot.) See Currant.

Black diamond. (Min.) See Carbonado.

Black draught (Med.), a cathartic medicine, composed of senna and magnesia.

Black drop (Med.), vinegar of opium; a narcotic preparation consisting essentially of a solution of opium in vinegar.

Black earth, mold; earth of a dark color. --Woodward.

Black flag, the flag of a pirate, often bearing in white a skull and crossbones; a signal of defiance.

Black flea (Zo["o]l.), a flea beetle (Haltica nemorum) injurious to turnips.

Black flux, a mixture of carbonate of potash and charcoal, obtained by deflagrating tartar with half its weight of niter. --Brande & C.

Black fly. (Zo["o]l.) (a) In the United States, a small, venomous, two-winged fly of the genus Simulium of several species, exceedingly abundant and troublesome in the northern forests. The larv[ae] are aquatic. (b) A black plant louse, as the bean aphis (A. fab[ae]).

Black Forest [a translation of G. Schwarzwald], a forest in Baden and W["u]rtemburg, in Germany; a part of the ancient Hercynian forest.

Black game, or Black grouse. (Zo["o]l.) See Blackcock, Grouse, and Heath grouse.

Black grass (Bot.), a grasslike rush of the species Juncus Gerardi, growing on salt marshes, and making good hay.

Black gum (Bot.), an American tree, the tupelo or pepperidge. See Tupelo.

Black Hamburg (grape) (Bot.), a sweet and juicy variety of dark purple or "black" grape.

Black horse (Zo["o]l.), a fish of the Mississippi valley (Cycleptus elongatus), of the sucker family; the Missouri sucker.

Black lemur (Zo["o]l.), the Lemurniger of Madagascar; the acoumbo of the natives.

Black list, a list of persons who are for some reason thought deserving of censure or punishment; -- esp. a list of persons stigmatized as insolvent or untrustworthy, made for the protection of tradesmen or employers. See Blacklist, v. t.

Black manganese (Chem.), the black oxide of manganese, MnO2.

Black Maria, the close wagon in which prisoners are carried to or from jail.

Black martin (Zo["o]l.), the chimney swift. See Swift.

Black moss (Bot.), the common so-called long moss of the southern United States. See Tillandsia.

Black oak. See under Oak.

Black ocher. See Wad.

Black pigment, a very fine, light carbonaceous substance, or lampblack, prepared chiefly for the manufacture of printers' ink. It is obtained by burning common coal tar.

Black plate, sheet iron before it is tinned. --Knight.

Black quarter, malignant anthrax with engorgement of a shoulder or quarter, etc., as of an ox.

Black rat (Zo["o]l.), one of the species of rats (Mus rattus), commonly infesting houses.

Black rent. See Blackmail, n., 3.

Black rust, a disease of wheat, in which a black, moist matter is deposited in the fissures of the grain.

Black sheep, one in a family or company who is unlike the rest, and makes trouble.

Black silver. (Min.) See under Silver.

Black and tan, black mixed or spotted with tan color or reddish brown; -- used in describing certain breeds of dogs.

Black tea. See under Tea.

Black tin (Mining), tin ore (cassiterite), when dressed, stamped and washed, ready for smelting. It is in the form of a black powder, like fine sand. --Knight.

Black walnut. See under Walnut.

Black warrior (Zo["o]l.), an American hawk (Buteo Harlani).

Syn: Dark; murky; pitchy; inky; somber; dusky; gloomy; swart; Cimmerian; ebon; atrocious.

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Silver

Sil"ver\, n. [OE. silver, selver, seolver, AS. seolfor, siolfur, siolufr, silofr, sylofr; akin to OS. silubar, OFries. selover, D. zilver, LG. sulver, OHG. silabar, silbar, G. silber, Icel. silfr, Sw. silfver, Dan. s["o]lv, Goth. silubr, Russ. serebro, Lith. sidabras; of unknown origin.]

1. (Chem.) A soft white metallic element, sonorous, ductile, very malleable, and capable of a high degree of polish. It is found native, and also combined with sulphur, arsenic, antimony, chlorine, etc., in the minerals argentite, proustite, pyrargyrite, ceragyrite, etc. Silver is one of the "noble" metals, so-called, not being easily oxidized, and is used for coin, jewelry, plate, and a great variety of articles. Symbol Ag (Argentum). Atomic weight 107.7. Specific gravity 10.5.

Note: Silver was known under the name of luna to the ancients and also to the alchemists. Some of its compounds, as the halogen salts, are remarkable for the effect of light upon them, and are used in photography.

2. Coin made of silver; silver money.

3. Anything having the luster or appearance of silver.

4. The color of silver.

Note: Silver is used in the formation of many compounds of obvious meaning; as, silver-armed, silver-bright, silver-buskined, silver-coated, silver-footed, silver-haired, silver-headed, silver-mantled, silver-plated, silver-slippered, silver-sounding, silver-studded, silver-tongued, silver-white. See Silver, a.

Black silver (Min.), stephanite; -- called also brittle silver ore, or brittle silver glance.

Fulminating silver. (Chem.) (a) A black crystalline substance, Ag2O.(NH3)2, obtained by dissolving silver oxide in aqua ammonia. When dry it explodes violently on the slightest percussion. (b) Silver fulminate, a white crystalline substance, Ag2C2N2O2, obtained by adding alcohol to a solution of silver nitrate. When dry it is violently explosive.

German silver. (Chem.) See under German.

Gray silver. (Min.) See Freieslebenite.

Horn silver. (Min.) See Cerargyrite.

King's silver. (O. Eng. Law) See Postfine.

Red silver, or Ruby silver. (Min.) See Proustite, and Pyrargyrite.

Silver beater, one who beats silver into silver leaf or silver foil.

Silver glance, or Vitreous silver. (Min.) See Argentine.

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Silver

2. Coin made of silver; silver money.

3. Anything having the luster or appearance of silver.

4. The color of silver.

Black silver (Min.), stephanite; -- called also brittle silver ore, or brittle silver glance.

German silver. (Chem.) See under German.

Gray silver. (Min.) See Freieslebenite.

Horn silver. (Min.) See Cerargyrite.

King's silver. (O. Eng. Law) See Postfine.

Red silver, or Ruby silver. (Min.) See Proustite, and Pyrargyrite.

Silver beater, one who beats silver into silver leaf or silver foil.

Silver glance, or Vitreous silver. (Min.) See Argentine.

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Silver

Sil"ver\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to silver; made of silver; as, silver leaf; a silver cup.

2. Resembling silver. Specifically: (a) Bright; resplendent; white. "Silver hair." --Shak.

Others, on silver lakes and rivers, bathed Their downy breast. --Milton. (b) Precious; costly. (c) Giving a clear, ringing sound soft and clear. "Silver voices." --Spenser. (d) Sweet; gentle; peaceful. "Silver slumber." --Spenser.

American silver fir (Bot.), the balsam fir. See under Balsam.

Silver age (Roman Lit.), the latter part (a. d. 14-180) of the classical period of Latinity, -- the time of writers of inferior purity of language, as compared with those of the previous golden age, so-called.

Silver-bell tree (Bot.), an American shrub or small tree (Halesia tetraptera) with white bell-shaped flowers in clusters or racemes; the snowdrop tree.

Silver bush (Bot.), a shrubby leguminous plant (Anthyllis Barba-Jovis) of Southern Europe, having silvery foliage.

Silver chub (Zo["o]l.), the fallfish.

Silver eel. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The cutlass fish. (b) A pale variety of the common eel.

Silver fir (Bot.), a coniferous tree (Abies pectinata) found in mountainous districts in the middle and south of Europe, where it often grows to the height of 100 or 150 feet. It yields Burgundy pitch and Strasburg turpentine.

Silver foil, foil made of silver.

Silver fox (Zo["o]l.), a variety of the common fox (Vulpes vulpes, variety argenteus) found in the northern parts of Asia, Europe, and America. Its fur is nearly black, with silvery tips, and is highly valued. Called also black fox, and silver-gray fox.

Silver gar. (Zo["o]l.) See Billfish (a) .

Silver grain (Bot.), the lines or narrow plates of cellular tissue which pass from the pith to the bark of an exogenous stem; the medullary rays. In the wood of the oak they are much larger than in that of the beech, maple, pine, cherry, etc.

Silver grebe (Zo["o]l.), the red-throated diver. See Illust. under Diver.

Silver hake (Zo["o]l.), the American whiting.

Silver leaf, leaves or sheets made of silver beaten very thin.

Silver lunge (Zo["o]l.), the namaycush.

Silver moonfish.(Zo["o]l.) See Moonfish (b) .

Silver moth (Zo["o]l.), a lepisma.

Silver owl (Zo["o]l.), the barn owl.

Silver perch (Zo["o]l.), the mademoiselle, 2.

Silver pheasant (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of beautiful crested and long-tailed Asiatic pheasants, of the genus Euplocamus. They have the tail and more or less of the upper parts silvery white. The most common species (E. nychtemerus) is native of China.

Silver plate, domestic utensils made of silver.

Silver plover (Zo["o]l.), the knot.

Silver salmon (Zo["o]l.), a salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) native of both coasts of the North Pacific. It ascends all the American rivers as far south as the Sacramento. Called also kisutch, whitefish, and white salmon.

Silver shell (Zo["o]l.), a marine bivalve of the genus Anomia. See Anomia.

Silver steel, an alloy of steel with a very small proportion of silver.

Silver stick, a title given to the title field officer of the Life Guards when on duty at the palace. [Eng.] --Thackeray.

Silver tree (Bot.), a South African tree (Leucadendron argenteum) with long, silvery, silky leaves.

Silver trout, (Zo["o]l.) See Trout.

Silver wedding. See under Wedding.

Silver whiting (Zo["o]l.), a marine sci[ae]noid food fish (Menticirrus littoralis) native of the Southern United States; -- called also surf whiting.

Silver witch (Zo["o]l.), A lepisma.

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