Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Decorative work done in silver.
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- noun Work, usually
ornamental , done insilver .
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- noun decorative work made of silver
Etymologies
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Examples
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Consider the conquistadors of Christian Spain erecting polychrome crucifixes and santos over the ruins of Teotihuacan and Cuzcuo, while holding ornamented monstrances of pristine silverwork over the corpses and captives of preColumbia.
G. Roger Denson: China Takes Top Spot in Art Auction Sales Away From the US & UK -- What It Means for Global Culture G. Roger Denson 2011
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Consider the conquistadors of Christian Spain erecting polychrome crucifixes and santos over the ruins of Teotihuacan and Cuzcuo, while holding ornamented monstrances of pristine silverwork over the corpses and captives of preColumbia.
G. Roger Denson: China Takes Top Spot in Art Auction Sales Away From the US & UK -- What It Means for Global Culture G. Roger Denson 2011
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In 1459, the son of the Duke of Milan was amazed by what he saw at the Palazzo Medici -- "the decorative tapestries, the chests of inestimable craftsmanship and value, the masterful sculptures, the infinitely varied patterns and silverwork" -- and he neglected to mention the greatest treasures of all, paintings by such masters as Fra Angelico and Filippo Lippi.
David Galenson: Art and Money in Renaissance Florence David Galenson 2011
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In 1459, the son of the Duke of Milan was amazed by what he saw at the Palazzo Medici -- "the decorative tapestries, the chests of inestimable craftsmanship and value, the masterful sculptures, the infinitely varied patterns and silverwork" -- and he neglected to mention the greatest treasures of all, paintings by such masters as Fra Angelico and Filippo Lippi.
David Galenson: Art and Money in Renaissance Florence David Galenson 2011
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In 1459, the son of the Duke of Milan was amazed by what he saw at the Palazzo Medici -- "the decorative tapestries, the chests of inestimable craftsmanship and value, the masterful sculptures, the infinitely varied patterns and silverwork" -- and he neglected to mention the greatest treasures of all, paintings by such masters as Fra Angelico and Filippo Lippi.
David Galenson: Art and Money in Renaissance Florence David Galenson 2011
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He passed along the craft of silverwork to my father out of a sense of tradition more than anything else, which ended up being arbitrary anyway.
The Dragon’s Apprentice James A. Owen 2010
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He passed along the craft of silverwork to my father out of a sense of tradition more than anything else, which ended up being arbitrary anyway.
The Dragon’s Apprentice James A. Owen 2010
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He passed along the craft of silverwork to my father out of a sense of tradition more than anything else, which ended up being arbitrary anyway.
The Dragon’s Apprentice James A. Owen 2010
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C.R. Ashbee's Guild of Handicraft specialized in making amazingly beautiful silverwork during the late 1800s.
July 2008 2008
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C.R. Ashbee's Guild of Handicraft specialized in making amazingly beautiful silverwork during the late 1800s.
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