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
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coins made of silver
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a light shade of grey
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silverware eating utensils
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a trophy made of silver (or having the appearance of silver) that is usually awarded for winning second place in a competition
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coat with a layer of silver or a silver amalgam
<verb.contact> silver the necklace
make silver in color
<verb.change> Her worries had silvered her hair
turn silver
<verb.change> The man's hair silvered very attractively [ adj ]
made from or largely consisting of silver
<adj.all> silver bracelets
having the white lustrous sheen of silver
<adj.all> a land of silver (or silvern) rivers where the salmon leap repeated scrubbings have given the wood a silvery sheen
of lustrous grey; covered with or tinged with the color of silver
<adj.all> silvery hair
expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
<adj.all> able to dazzle with his facile tongue silver speech
Silver \Sil"ver\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Silvered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Silvering}.] 1. 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.
2. To polish like silver; to impart a brightness to, like that of silver.
And smiling calmness silvered o'er the deep. --Pope.
3. To make hoary, or white, like silver.
His head was silvered o'er with age. --Gay.
Silver \Sil"ver\ (s[i^]l"v[~e]r), 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; -- also called {fulminate of silver}. 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}.
Silver \Sil"ver\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to silver; made of silver; as, silver leaf; a silver cup.
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 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.
Silver \Sil"ver\, v. i. To acquire a silvery color. [R.]
The eastern sky began to silver and shine. --L. Wallace.
Like others, Lugar noted that a probable silver lining to their worries is the continued cohesiveness of the Soviet military.
Gold futures rose moderately on New York's Commodity Exchange, following crude oil, but silver futures finished narrowly mixed.
He also noted that December silver eased to a fresh life-of-contract low for the fourth consecutive session.
Baghdad's souks are full of people selling the family silver - literally. The Iraqi dinar has become funny money - locals refer to it simply as 'paper'.
Other precious metals stocks were mixed as gold prices eased and silver and platinum prices rose slightly.
He offers a tough but brilliant vision. Everything he designed, and take a close look at the circular silver toast rack in the exhibition, is thought through from the inside out.
The state has seized some of Walker's property, including two sterling silver decorative saddles valued at $100,000 apiece.
The most prestigious gold medal, in the overall category, went to Switzerland, with West Germany winning the silver and the U.S. team the bronze.
Steven Platt, senior analyst for Dean Witter Reynolds Inc., Chicago, observed that "the strong dollar shook out weak longs in gold and silver."
So there must have been some method that led him to accumulate thousands of objects from a Federal four-poster bed to a cache of Bakelite baubles, and to horde silver and plastic in equal measure.
London's gold and silver markets were closed for a bank holiday today.
They found rental sources for a large tent with a dance floor, tables and chairs, dishes, glasses and silver, tablecloths and portable toilet facilities.
Art nouveau glass vases and antique silver boxes are popular, he says.
On other commodity markets, silver also rose; petroleum futures were mixed; grains and soybeans advanced; and livestock and meat futures rose.
Virginia Rose, one of about 400 people who spent the night at an emergency Red Cross center, said, "I have antiques, silver and nice things.
It's not the first time the characters from "Gone With The Wind" have appeared outside of the printed page or silver screen, and most U.S. fans of the Old South epic probably will never see a bottle of "Gone With The Wind" wine.
October delivery gold rose $1.60 an ounce to $439.00, while September silver advanced eight cents an ounce to $7.02.
Strong early buying from the Middle East triggered "good momentum" in silver, said David Sobotka, chief bullion trader for Shearson Lehman Brothers Inc. in New York.
Gold and silver prices traded within a narrow range on the Comex, with prices getting a minor boost from a weaker dollar, Sloane said.
Virginia Bell, who came to Tuesday's auction from Martin's River, Nova Scotia, bought four pairs of gold and silver evening shoes to add to her collection of 600 pairs.
On the Commodity Exchange, silver slipped to $6.310 a troy ounce from $6.395 late Monday.
Moreover, electronics continues to make inroads into Kodak's profitable silver halide-based film technology.
Kimball, an Olympic silver medalist in 1984, finished fourth Sunday in his best event _ the 10-meter platform _ after earlier finishing sixth in springboard at the U.S. Olympic diving trials.
Con artists have used the crisis to pitch gold, silver and platinum products, says Mr. McDonald, but depressed precious metals prices have limited the success of those scams.
The silver lining in the dark cloud will be that inflation remains docile, Mr. Berner says.
Minpeco claims the skyrocketing silver prices caused it to lose more than $100 million when the world silver market collapsed in March 1980, with prices falling back to about $10 an ounce.
Minpeco claims the skyrocketing silver prices caused it to lose more than $100 million when the world silver market collapsed in March 1980, with prices falling back to about $10 an ounce.
Mr. Huang and other researchers believe the silver oxide reduces resistances to current flow in the superconductive wafer.
PRECIOUS METALS: Platinum prices plunged to near a three-year low in heavy selling, while gold and silver were slightly higher.
Thousands of investors, who had purchased silver on credit, lost billions of dollars when they were forced to sell it to pay their debts.