silver plate

¹

noun

1. silver tableware.

2. a coating of silver, especially one electroplated on base metal.

silver-plate

²

[sil-ver-pleyt]

verb (used with object)

silver-plated, silver-plating 

1. to coat (base metal) with silver, especially by electroplating.

silver plate

noun

1. a thin layer of silver deposited on a base metal

2. articles, esp tableware, made of silver plate

verb

1. (tr) to coat (a metal, object, etc) with silver, as by electroplating

Word History and Origins

Origin of silver plate¹

First recorded in 1520–30