Silver

sil′vėr, n. a soft white metal, capable of a high polish: money made of silver: anything having the appearance of silver.— adj. made of silver: resembling silver: white: bright: precious: gentle: having a soft and clear tone: of high rank, but still second to the highest.— v.t. to cover with silver: to make like silver: to make smooth and bright: to make silvery.— v.i. to become silvery.— ns. Sil′ver-bath ( phot .), a solution of silver-nitrate for sensitising collodion-plates for printing; Sil′ver-beat′er , one who beats out silver into thin foil.— adjs. Sil′ver-black , black silvered over with white; Sil′ver-bright ( Shak. ), as bright as silver; Sil′ver-bus′kined , having buskins adorned with silver.— ns. Sil′ver-fir , a coniferous tree of the genus Abies , whose leaves show two silvery lines on the under side; Sil′ver-fish , a name given to the atherine, to artificially bred gold-fish, the sand-smelt, the tarpon: any species of Lepisma , a thysanurous insect—also Bristletail , Walking-fish , Silver-moth , Shiner , .; Sil′ver-fox , a species of fox found in northern regions, having a rich and valuable fur; Sil′ver-glance , native silver sulphide; Sil′ver-grain , the medullary rays in timber.— adjs. Sil′ver-gray , having a gray or bluish-gray colour; Sil′ver-haired , having white or lustrous gray hair; Sil′ver-head′ed , having a silver head: with white hair.— ns. Sil′verine , the state of being silvery; Sil′vering , the operation of covering with silver: the silver so used.— v.t. Sil′verise , to coat or cover with silver:— pr.p. sil′verīsing; pa.p. sil′verīsed. — ns. Sil′verite , one who opposes the demonetisation of silver; Sil′ver-leaf , silver beaten into thin leaves; Sil′verling ( B. ), a small silver coin.— adv. Sil′verly ( Shak. ), with the appearance of silver.— adjs. Sil′vern , made of silver; Sil′ver-plā′ted , plated with silver.— n. Sil′ver-print′ing , the production of photographic prints by the use of a sensitising salt of silver.— adj. Sil′ver-shaft′ed , carrying silver arrows, as Diana.— ns. Sil′ver smith , a smith who works in silver; Sil′ver-stick , an officer of the royal palace—from his silvered wand.— adjs. Sil′ver-tongued , plausible, eloquent; Sil′ver-voiced ( Shak. ), having a clear, sweet voice like the sound of a silver musical instrument; Sil′ver-white ( Shak. ), white like silver; Sil′very , covered with silver: resembling silver: white: clear, soft, mellow. [A.S. silfer , seolfor ; Ice. silfr , Ger. silber .]