silver leaf

noun

1. silver in the form of very thin foil.

Word History and Origins

Origin of silver leaf¹

First recorded in 1720–30

Example Sentences

Lin filled the crack with silver leaf, playing on the traditional Japanese art of kintsugi, which repairs broken pottery with seams of silver, gold or platinum.

From Los Angeles Times

They arrived with their parents the Prince and Princess of Wales, with Charlotte in a matching Alexander McQueen outfit to her mother, down to a miniature version of Catherine's silver leaf headdress.

From BBC

June Yun’s picture is clearly an aerial view of a city, but partly abstracted in gemlike tones of turquoise pigment and gold and silver leaf.

From Washington Post

Within his reimagined floor diagram on Delta’s wall piece, Quevedo superimposed constellations of stars applied in layers of gold and silver leaf.

From New York Times

“That Silver Leaf Lard’s the best for baking,” she said, patting the number-five tin.

From Literature