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silver point

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noun

  1. the melting point of silver, equal to 960.8°C, used as a fixed point on the international temperature scale.


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Then they will inspect Leonardo’s tools — red chalk, ink and silver point — and use their own versions to create imaginative art.

From New York Times Jan. 24, 2014

The whole point of the book is to delight people who can understand that "Debussy is the wettest music —passion done in silver point," and similar subtle apperceptions.

From Time Magazine Archive

In a flash his weapon leaped from its scabbard, and an unwavering, shining silver point covered the figure of this little, dark man, now obviously guilty of sacrilege unspeakable.

From Heart's Desire by Hough, Emerson

A planet, that had been golden when it was in the dusk near the horizon, has now sailed up into the higher heaven, and shines a clear silver point.

From Sunrise by Black, William

The world had grown more solemn now: here and there in the lilac-gray deeps overhead a small silver point began to appear.

From Judith Shakespeare Her love affairs and other adventures by Black, William

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