flat silver
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of flat silver
An Americanism dating back to 1925–30
Example Sentences
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The looks were complemented with flat silver jewelry.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 23, 2022
The child had ingested a “button” battery, one of those flat silver discs used to power remote controls, toys, musical greeting cards, bathroom scales and other home electronics.
From New York Times ● May 31, 2010
They took my $15,000 chinchilla coat, all my initialed lingerie and all the flat silver.
From Time Magazine Archive
We stared at the flat silver rectangle in his palm.
From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon
Many of them were akin to those exhibited in other churches, though one case was filled with tiny flat silver figures—miniature men in trousers and tiny women in petticoats.
From The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza by Mary Stuart Boyd
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