Definition of Silver plate

1. Noun. Tableware that is plated with silver.

Generic synonyms: Tableware
Derivative terms: Silver-plate, Silverplate

2. Noun. A thin layer of silver deposited on something.
Generic synonyms: Metal Plating, Plating
Derivative terms: Silver-plate, Silverplate

Definition of Silver plate

1. Noun. A thin layer of silver applied to the surface of an object made of another metal. ¹

2. Verb. (alternative spelling of silver-plate) ¹

3. Phrase. (humorous) (eye dialect s'il vous plaît) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Silver Plate

silver maple
silver medal
silver medalist
silver medalists
silver medallist
silver medallists
silver medals
silver mine
silver nitrate
silver oak
silver oxide
silver perch
silver pine
silver pines
silver plate (current term)
silver plated
silver plates
silver plating
silver point
silver poisoning
silver protein
silver protein stain
silver proteins
silver quandong
silver quandong tree
silver rule
silver sage
silver sagebrush
silver salmon

Literary usage of Silver plate

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Social New York Under the Georges, 1714-1776: Houses, Streets, and Country by Esther Singleton (1902)
"John Sharpe, in 1681, owned 730 oz. of silver plate valued at ,£219. ... Lewis Morris (1691), had 900 oz. of silver plate, which at 6 sh. gd. per oz. came ..."

2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"... but few specimens of either gold or silver plate have survived to our times, whereas the amount of gold jewelry that has been discovered is very large, ..."

3. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of King's Bench: With by Great Britain Court of King's Bench, George Mifflin Wharton (1845)
"One, not a general trader in silver plate, who sells a piece of plate in a particular instance ... 1, for selling silver plate without taking out a licence. ..."

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