silver plate

¹

noun

1. silver tableware.
2. a coating of silver, especially one electroplated on base metal.

silver-plate

²

[ sil-ver-pleyt ]

verb (used with object)

, sil·ver-plat·ed, sil·ver-plat·ing.

1. to coat (base metal) with silver, especially by electroplating.

silver plate

noun

1. a thin layer of silver deposited on a base metal
2. articles, esp tableware, made of silver plate

verb

1. tr to coat (a metal, object, etc) with silver, as by electroplating

Word History and Origins

Origin of silver plate¹

First recorded in 1520–30

Example Sentences

The magistrates presented them with a magnificent service of silver plate.

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Lottie appeared with a crimson face, bearing a little ostentatious silver plate with a card.

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A small, very odorous broiled bird lay on a square of browned toast on a silver plate before her.

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Jacques Boucher's dwelling was doubtless well furnished with silver plate and storied tapestry.

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Perhaps nothing, however, astonished me so much as the array of gold and silver plate in the dining-room.

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