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coins made of silver a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography turn silver; "The man''s hair silvered very attractively" make silver in color; "Her worries had silvered her hair" coat with a layer of silver or a silver amalgam; "silver the necklace" having the white lustrous sheen of silver; "a land of silver (or silvern) rivers where the salmon leap"; "repeated scrubbings have given the wood a silvery sheen" bright made from or largely consisting of silver; "silver bracelets" metallic silverware eating utensils a medal made of silver (or having the appearance of silver) that is usually awarded for winning second place in a competition lustrous gray; covered with or tinged with the color of silver; "silvery hair" achromatic a light shade of gray expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively; "able to dazzle with his facile tongue"; "silver speech" articulate |
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