silvered

[ sil-verd ]

/ ˈsɪl vərd /

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adjective

coated or plated with silver.

coated with a silverlike substance, as quicksilver or tinfoil: a mirror of silvered glass.

tinted a silver color, or having silver highlights: silvered hair.

Origin of silvered

First recorded in 1475–85; silver + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM silvered

un·sil·vered, adjective

Words nearby silvered

silver certificate, Silverchair, silver chloride, silver disc, silver doctor, silvered, silver-eye, silver fern, Silver Ferns, silver fir, silverfish

Example sentences from the Web for silvered

When Mayer silvered, “she, with that long limb, gave the Nazi salute—memorable, public, captured on film.”
Redeeming 'Jewish Jocks'|Spencer Ackerman|October 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Woods gave place to stump-fields in which the young corn sprouted, silvered by the stars.
The Maid-At-Arms|Robert W. Chambers
An 8-pointed, sunburst-type star, this plate is struck in brass and has a superimposed eagle that is struck in brass and silvered.
American Military Insignia 1800-1851|J. Duncan Campbell and Edgar M. Howell.
At the apex of the right angle there is a plane mirror of silvered glass inclined at an angle of 45 deg.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 803, May 23, 1891|Various

Some faint rose-reflections yet warmed their sombre shadows, and each sharp top was silvered with the coming moonlight.
Catholic World, Vol. XIII, April to September, 1871|Various
Their boots were silvered, their caps embroidered, and they had many more ornaments.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898: Volume XXII, 1625-29|Various