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silver 1, noun (oh)



[Language: Old English; Origin: seolfor]
[U] a valuable shiny, light grey metal that is used to make jewellery, knives, coins etc. It is a chemical element : symbol Ag
::a silver necklace
::cups made of solid silver
[U] spoons, forks, dishes etc that are made of silver
-synonym silverware silverware
::It was my job to polish the silver .
[U and C] the colour of silver
::The lake sparkled with shades of blue and silver.
::This season's colours are rich golds and elegant silvers.
[U and C] informal a silver medal
::He won a silver at the last Olympics.
[U] BrE coins that contain silver or are the colour of silver
::He put his hand into his pocket and brought out a handful of silver.