German silvern.

Brit.

/ˌdʒəːmən ˈsɪlvə/, U.S.

/ˈˌdʒərmən ˈsɪlvər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: German adj., silver n.

Etymology: < German adj. + silver n., so called on account of the fact that it was manufactured in Germany for European markets (compare quot. 1830). Compare earlier paktong n., paitung n.

Nickel silver (in early use spec. that manufactured in Germany). Frequently attributive (also figurative, with the sense ‘ersatz’).Germany was the first European country to perfect the manufacture of nickel silver, although it and similar alloys had previously been imported from China. Cf. earlier paitung n., paktong n., white copper n. at copper n.¹ 1b.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > alloy > [noun] > copper, zinc, and nickel or imitation silver

occamy1596

tutenag1622

paitung1736

paktong1776

German silver1828

electrum1829

albata1833

argentan1847

maillechort1851

nickel silver1860

nickeline1882

melchior1892

1828 Morning Chron. 9 Dec. 1/2 (advt.) German silver spoons, forks, &c. manufactured by Summers and Smith..as superior to any thing hitherto discovered as a substitute for Silver.

1830 Mechanics' Mag. 13 96/2 The German Silver, which is now coming into vogue, has been introduced, as its name denotes, by the Germans into Europe, but is nothing more than the white copper long known in China.

1851 Official Descriptive & Illustr. Catal. Great Exhib. IV. 1052 A gun..in a case of rosewood, mounted in German silver.

1870 J. R. Lowell My Study Windows 58 The beggars were a kind of German-silver aristocracy.

1873 F. Jenkin Electr. & Magn. (1883) 200 The coils (of the differential galvanometer) are sometimes made of German silver instead of copper.

1931 Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts & Sci. 66 193 After filling, the German silver tube is filled with a long tapering pin of German silver.

1964 Galpin Soc. Jrnl. 17 87 The assumption is that they [sc. horns] are invariably nickel or German silver.

2002 M. Debost Simple Flute 82 Imagine: a flute made not only of wood, but also of silver or German silver, capable of playing in tune, with a big tone?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	german silver
释义	German silvern. Brit. /ˌdʒəːmən ˈsɪlvə/, U.S. /ˈˌdʒərmən ˈsɪlvər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: German adj., silver n. Etymology: < German adj. + silver n., so called on account of the fact that it was manufactured in Germany for European markets (compare quot. 1830). Compare earlier paktong n., paitung n. Nickel silver (in early use spec. that manufactured in Germany). Frequently attributive (also figurative, with the sense ‘ersatz’).Germany was the first European country to perfect the manufacture of nickel silver, although it and similar alloys had previously been imported from China. Cf. earlier paitung n., paktong n., white copper n. at copper n.¹ 1b. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > alloy > [noun] > copper, zinc, and nickel or imitation silver occamy1596 tutenag1622 paitung1736 paktong1776 German silver1828 electrum1829 albata1833 argentan1847 maillechort1851 nickel silver1860 nickeline1882 melchior1892 1828 Morning Chron. 9 Dec. 1/2 (advt.) German silver spoons, forks, &c. manufactured by Summers and Smith..as superior to any thing hitherto discovered as a substitute for Silver. 1830 Mechanics' Mag. 13 96/2 The German Silver, which is now coming into vogue, has been introduced, as its name denotes, by the Germans into Europe, but is nothing more than the white copper long known in China. 1851 Official Descriptive & Illustr. Catal. Great Exhib. IV. 1052 A gun..in a case of rosewood, mounted in German silver. 1870 J. R. Lowell My Study Windows 58 The beggars were a kind of German-silver aristocracy. 1873 F. Jenkin Electr. & Magn. (1883) 200 The coils (of the differential galvanometer) are sometimes made of German silver instead of copper. 1931 Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts & Sci. 66 193 After filling, the German silver tube is filled with a long tapering pin of German silver. 1964 Galpin Soc. Jrnl. 17 87 The assumption is that they [sc. horns] are invariably nickel or German silver. 2002 M. Debost Simple Flute 82 Imagine: a flute made not only of wood, but also of silver or German silver, capable of playing in tune, with a big tone? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1828
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