silver
n.
Ag, argentum, whitish metallic element (Chemistry); element used to make jewelry, coins, etc.; coins made of silver; money; silverware; grayish-white metallic color
adj.
made from silver; plated with silver; resembling silver; having a clear ringing sound, resonant; eloquent, having a pleasing sound; of a 25th anniversary
v.
make silvery in color; coat with silver, plate with silver
Silver
n.
family name
Silver
Silver
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Silver
n.
Silver, family name
Silver
(v. t.)
To polish like silver; to impart a brightness to, like that of silver.
(v. t.)
To make hoary, or white, like silver.
(v. t.)
To cover with silver; to give a silvery appearance to by applying a metal of a silvery color; as, to silver a pin; to silver a glass mirror plate with an amalgam of tin and mercury.
(v. i.)
To acquire a silvery color.
(n.)
The color of silver.
(n.)
Coin made of silver; silver money.
(n.)
Anything having the luster or appearance of silver.
(n.)
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.
(a.)
Sweet; gentle; peaceful.
(a.)
Resembling silver.
(a.)
Precious; costly.
(a.)
Of or pertaining to silver; made of silver; as, silver leaf; a silver cup.
(a.)
Giving a clear, ringing sound soft and clear.
(a.)
Bright; resplendent; white.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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