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Webster 1913 Edition


Silvery

Sil′ver-y

,
Adj.
1.
Resembling, or having the luster of, silver; grayish white and lustrous; of a mild luster; bright.
All the enameled race, whose
silvery
wing
Waves to the tepid zephyrs of the spring.
Pope.
2.
Besprinkled or covered with silver.
3.
Having the clear, musical tone of silver; soft and clear in sound;
as,
silvery
voices; a
silvery
laugh
.
Silvery iron
(Metal.)
,
a peculiar light-gray fine-grained cast iron, usually obtained from clay iron ore.

Webster 1828 Edition


Silvery

SIL'VERY

,
Adj.
1.
Like silver; having the appearance of silver; white; of a mild luster. Of all the enameled race whose silvery wing Waves to the tepid zephyrs of the spring.
2.
Besprinkled or covered with silver.

Definition 2024


silvery

silvery

See also: silver Y

English

Adjective

silvery (comparative silverier, superlative silveriest)

  1. Resembling silver in color, shiny white.
    • Alexander Pope (1688-1744)
      All the enameled race, whose silvery wing / Waves to the tepid zephyrs of the spring.
    • 2014 April 21, Subtle effects”, in The Economist, volume 411, number 8884:
      Manganism has been known about since the 19th century, when miners exposed to ores containing manganese, a silvery metal, began to totter, slur their speech and behave like someone inebriated.
  2. Sprinkled or covered with silver.
  3. Having the clear, musical tone of silver; soft and clear in sound.
    a silvery laugh

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