Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A red fox of the melanistic form, having black fur tipped with white.
- n. The fur of a silver fox, especially as an article of clothing.
Wiktionary
- n. A red fox with pale yellow or (rarely) silver to black fur.
- n. A person with graying hair who has sex appeal.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. (Zoöl.) a variety of the common fox (Vulpes vulpes, variety argenteus) found in the northern parts of Asia, Europe, and America. Its fur is nearly black, with silvery tips, and is highly valued. Called also
black fox , andsilver-gray fox .
WordNet 3.0
- n. red fox in the color phase when its pelt is tipped with white
Examples
““Just felt like shopping,” I told her as I removed the plush faux silver fox I wore over a matching silk turtleneck and fitted dark denims.”
“The silver fox is just a colour variant, valued for its beautiful fur, of the familiar red fox, Vulpes vulpes.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘silver fox’.
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Silver
Silvery words. (Mithril doesn't count.)
lessilver, silver, ladysilver, loadsilver, silvery, silversmith, silverwork, silverware, ale-silver, quicksilver, aver-silver, besilver and 242 more...
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new words
words/phrases I believe are made up. Then again, I believe in, well, let's not get too familiar...
wonderlucious, yummylicious, relicious, um-er, lotharia, multislacking, lossy, nibling, despringerize, pterabyte, noodlesphere, dogmo and 57 more...
Tweets
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reesetee Oh. That clears it up. Jan 13, 2009
chained_bear A bilby, reesetee. Or a bilbelvis. Jan 13, 2009
reesetee Charlie Rich is a rabbit? I never knew. Jan 13, 2009
dontcry Thank you very much. (you have to say it like Elvis) Jan 13, 2009
chained_bear Now, that looks like Charlie Rich. Jan 12, 2009
sionnach How about this guy?
bilbyelvis Jan 12, 2009
chained_bear That looks more like a rabbelvis. Jan 12, 2009
sionnach
Cuter than the bilbelvis , that's fer shur! Jan 12, 2009
chained_bear BLAHAHAHAAAAA!!! *wheeze* Jan 12, 2009
reesetee HAHA! Jan 12, 2009
sionnach
foxy Elvis (larger size)
Jan 12, 2009
chained_bear Ohhh yeah... with those ears? *weejies* Jan 12, 2009
reesetee And he looks great in a white jumpsuit, I'd wager. Jan 12, 2009
bilby You hunka hunka burnin' love. Jan 11, 2009
sionnach Sorry, I should have been clearer. The 'fool' part was directed at my favorite marsupial. Jan 11, 2009
dontcry Thank you very much. Jan 11, 2009
sionnach Fool! Sionnach is the resurrected Elvis. Jan 11, 2009
bilby Sionnach is Charlie Rich? Jan 11, 2009
dontcry The nickname of country music star Charlie Rich. Jan 11, 2009