Sheffield plate
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Sheffield plate
1855–60; named after Sheffield, England
Example Sentences
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The tradition continued with silvered Sheffield plate cutlery in the 19th Century.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2014
Made of copper, brass or Sheffield plate, these buttons could close a pair of breeches or a jacket while simultaneously announcing the wearer’s politics.
From Slate • Jun. 14, 2012
Instead of using solid silver, a layered combination of silver and copper, known as Sheffield plate, was chosen.
From BusinessWeek • Jan. 18, 2012
The same styles prevailed both in Sheffield plate and in Britannia metal, often misnamed pewter.
From Chats on Household Curios by Burgess, Fred. W. (Frederick William)
Meantime, however, somebody as understood such things explained to young Drake that the stuff unearthed was not pewter, nor yet Britannia metal neither, but old Sheffield plate, and worth plenty of good money at that.
From Humorous Ghost Stories by Scarborough, Dorothy
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