flat silver

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noun

silver table utensils, as knives, forks, and spoons.

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Origin of flat silver

An Americanism dating back to 1925–30

Words nearby flat silver

flats, flat-saw, flat screen, flat sennit, flat-share, flat silver, flat sour, flat spin, flat spot, flatstick, flat tax

How to use flat silver in a sentence

If the flat silver is kept in a basket, it is better to carry the basket from place to place and take out what is needed.
The Library of Work and Play: Housekeeping|Elizabeth Hale Gilman
The flat silver box in which he carried his tobacco lay on the table beside him, and she idly took it up.
The Halo|Bettina von Hutten
The four Englishmen passed the flat silver case from hand to hand, each pressing his lips devoutly upon it.
Sir Nigel|Arthur Conan Doyle
Meade picked up the case, a gun-metal one, with Cadogan's monogram in thin, flat silver letters on the side.
Sonnie-Boy's People|James B. Connolly

Flat silver that was heavily plated except where it was likely to wear.
The Innocents|Sinclair Lewis