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  • noun Plural form of silversmith.

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Examples

  • For example, madame, had I read in the stars that a dire misfortune impended over you last night, and had I learned that there was a talk among the butchers that the provost of the silversmiths was a strong opponent of theirs, and that steps would shortly be taken to show the Parisians the danger of opposing them, it would have needed no great foresight on my part to tell you that you were threatened with a great danger, and that the danger would probably take the form of an attack by the rabble on the house you occupied.

    At Agincourt 1867

  • Certain other terms marked locations thought to hold metallic riches and color-coded accordingly: plata = silver [Plateros = silversmiths] oro = gold [Santa María del Oro]

    Mexico's place names and their meanings 2009

  • I spent the rest of the day in an open jeep touring The Old City near Ranthambore, where dozens of teeny shops in the main thoroughfare boast silversmiths, cobblers, food sellers and other specialty vendors.

    Marissa Bronfman: Shopping and Safari Chic in Rajasthan Marissa Bronfman 2010

  • I spent the rest of the day in an open jeep touring The Old City near Ranthambore, where dozens of teeny shops in the main thoroughfare boast silversmiths, cobblers, food sellers and other specialty vendors.

    Marissa Bronfman: Shopping and Safari Chic in Rajasthan Marissa Bronfman 2010

  • I spent the rest of the day in an open jeep touring The Old City near Ranthambore, where dozens of teeny shops in the main thoroughfare boast silversmiths, cobblers, food sellers and other specialty vendors.

    Marissa Bronfman: Shopping and Safari Chic in Rajasthan Marissa Bronfman 2010

  • Ephesus' marble Temple of Artemis was one of the Seven Wonders of the World and St. Paul spent two years preaching in the city before being driven out by the silversmiths, whose idol sales were being affected.

    Scott S. Smith: Western Turkey for Americans Scott S. Smith 2011

  • Every profession had its market: the silversmiths, the booksellers, the perfumers.

    Day of Honey Annia Ciezadlo 2011

  • I spent the rest of the day in an open jeep touring The Old City near Ranthambore, where dozens of teeny shops in the main thoroughfare boast silversmiths, cobblers, food sellers and other specialty vendors.

    Marissa Bronfman: Shopping and Safari Chic in Rajasthan Marissa Bronfman 2010

  • Ephesus' marble Temple of Artemis was one of the Seven Wonders of the World and St. Paul spent two years preaching in the city before being driven out by the silversmiths, whose idol sales were being affected.

    Scott S. Smith: Western Turkey for Americans Scott S. Smith 2011

  • I spent the rest of the day in an open jeep touring The Old City near Ranthambore, where dozens of teeny shops in the main thoroughfare boast silversmiths, cobblers, food sellers and other specialty vendors.

    Marissa Bronfman: Shopping and Safari Chic in Rajasthan Marissa Bronfman 2010

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