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silver paper

American  

noun

British.
  1. silver foil.

  2. tinfoil.


Etymology

Origin of silver paper

First recorded in 1810–20


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He reminds us of the many materials from which money has been fashioned—seed, silver, paper, gold.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025

The image, taken from a Christmas advert filmed in August, show showed red, green and silver paper hats burning in a fireplace.

From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2023

Strings of twinkling Christmas lights hung from the ceiling between the stars he'd helped to cut out from silver paper.

From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2023

With a growing grin, Odunze admired his handiwork — a box neatly wrapped with silver paper … and no noticeable tape.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 23, 2022

He dug into his pocket and pulled out a crumpled piece of silver paper.

From "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" by Eleanor Coerr

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