Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A coating or plating of silver.
- noun Tableware, such as flatware or hollowware, made of or coated with silver.
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- noun A thin layer of
silver applied to the surface of an object made of another metal. - verb Alternative spelling of
silver-plate . - phrase humorous
Eye dialect spelling ofs'il vous plaît .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun tableware that is plated with silver
- noun a thin layer of silver deposited on something
- verb plate with silver
- verb plate with silver
Etymologies
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silver plate
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From "silver plate", from the similarity of this phrase to the French s'il vous plaît
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