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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  • metal: The medal was originally made from silver, although later issues have been made from a silver-plated base metal.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.