flat silver

noun

1. silver table utensils, as knives, forks, and spoons.

Word History and Origins

Origin of flat silver¹

An Americanism dating back to 1925–30

Example Sentences

If the flat silver is kept in a basket, it is better to carry the basket from place to place and take out what is needed.

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The flat silver box in which he carried his tobacco lay on the table beside him, and she idly took it up.

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The four Englishmen passed the flat silver case from hand to hand, each pressing his lips devoutly upon it.

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Meade picked up the case, a gun-metal one, with Cadogan's monogram in thin, flat silver letters on the side.

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Flat silver that was heavily plated except where it was likely to wear.

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