silver-likeadj.
Resembling silver in colour or substance.
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silverc1405
silverish1530
argentine1578
argenta1593
silver-coloured1594
silver-white1598
silver-like1611
silvery1611
argenteous1881
silvern1885
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Argentin, argentine, siluerie, of siluer, siluerlike.
1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge 131 A roping, tough, silver-like thread of seed.
1684 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 14 745 Sand..with Mica of..Silver like, Gold like [particles].
1849 D. Campbell Pract. Text-bk. Inorg. Chem. 133 Calcium is a white silver-like metal.
1900 Academy 30 June 556/1 Silver-like his naked limbs.
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