silver plate
silver plate
Definition
silver plate
noun
tableware made of, or plated with, silver
silver-plate
Definition
silver-plate (-plāt′)
transitive verb -·plat′ed, -·plat′ing
to coat with silver, esp. by electroplating
silver-plate
Usage Examples
Object
- cup: John Philpott Trophy A silver-plated cup, donated by John Philpott of Essex in April 2003 for the annual U135 Jamboree.
- metal: The medal was originally made from silver, although later issues have been made from a silver-plated base metal.
- copper: A highly polished sheet of silver-plated copper was made sensitive to light by exposing it to the fumes of iodine.
- item: Silver-plated items often only have a thin layer of silver and shouldn't be washed in the dishwasher.
- wire: Silver-plated conductor wires, enhanced by deep Cryogenic Treatment and insulated in PTFE.
- sheet: A silver-plated sheet of copper was sensitized with the fumes of chlorine or bromine and exposed in the camera.
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