silver paper

American  

noun

British.

1. silver foil.

2. tinfoil.

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Etymology

Origin of silver paper

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From Salon

The robot felt something like surprise when the boy handed her a box wrapped in silver paper with a big red bow on top.

From Literature

Location filming was introduced, more pets appeared, and appeals were launched to collect old toys and silver paper for good causes.

From BBC

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

From BBC