silver paper
AmericanEtymology
Origin of silver paper
First recorded in 1810–20
Example Sentences
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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
This year’s card is a drawing she has done herself, of an elephant decked with red and green jewels, glued onto silver paper.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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