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- adjective Coated with
silver , made reflective or shiny by application of metal. - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
silver .
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Examples
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In all their games Mistress Marian was the little lord's comrade, and wore a helmet o 'silvered wood, and carried a wooden sword silvered to match her head-gear, and the little lord was likewise apparelled.
A Brother To Dragons and Other Old-time Tales Am��lie Rives 1904
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The group included Admiral Dirkson Reed, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, a compact man with silvered hair and piercing forest green eyes, who had earned his reputation for courage under fire as commander of the nuclear sub the USS Reagan—a reputation he had burnished many times over in combat and in the halls of power.
Gideon’s war Howard Gordon 2011
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I am staring out over the river, silvered by moonlight, when a faint prickling lifts the hairs on the back of my neck.
Secret History of Elizabeth Tudor, Vampire Slayer Lucy Weston 2011
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Her hair, dark as midnight silvered by the moon, tumbled down her back.
Secret History of Elizabeth Tudor, Vampire Slayer Lucy Weston 2011
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However much I do not want to be distracted by concern for Cecil, Dee, or Walsingham, I would welcome their company as I pass through shadows into silvered light, all my senses painfully alive.
Secret History of Elizabeth Tudor, Vampire Slayer Lucy Weston 2011
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The interior finishes he picked out himself, from the silvered wood tables, white leather stools, large marble columns and a Holly Hunt leather sofa.
His Hotel, His Hangout Nancy Keates 2011
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Unconsciously I let my hips sway to it, even as my fingers touched the silvered panel beneath the lock.
Brush of Darkness Allison Pang 2011
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A beam of silvered light strikes him full in the chest.
Secret History of Elizabeth Tudor, Vampire Slayer Lucy Weston 2011
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The group included Admiral Dirkson Reed, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, a compact man with silvered hair and piercing forest green eyes, who had earned his reputation for courage under fire as commander of the nuclear sub the USS Reagan—a reputation he had burnished many times over in combat and in the halls of power.
Gideon’s war Howard Gordon 2011
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The sun has come out again, filling the street with silvered winter light, yet still the shadow clings to me.
Secret History of Elizabeth Tudor, Vampire Slayer Lucy Weston 2011
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