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Silver plate

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silver plate

–noun
1. silver tableware.
2. a coating of silver, esp. one electroplated on base metal.

Origin:
1520–30

sil⋅ver-plate

[sil-ver-pleyt]
–verb (used with object), -plat⋅ed, -plat⋅ing.
to coat (base metal) with silver, esp. by electroplating.
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silver plate  
n.  
  1. A coating or plating of silver.

  2. Tableware, such as flatware or hollowware, made of or coated with silver.

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