silver plate

¹ American  

noun

1. silver tableware.

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

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silver-plate ² American  

[sil-ver-pleyt] / ˈsɪl vərˈpleɪt /

verb (used with object)

silver-plated, silver-plating

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

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silver plate British  

noun

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

2. articles, esp tableware, made of silver plate

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verb

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

Etymology

Origin of silver plate

First recorded in 1520–30

Example Sentences

Like many others, he was at the family-run gold dealership in London to sell some precious metal - in his case a silver plate which had been "lying around the house".

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

Pujols and Molina were given gifts from the team, including a set of golf clubs, a silver plate and one-of-a-kind artist drawings of each player.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 2, 2022

During arti, you stood in front of the gods and offered them light, clutching a silver plate holding ghee-drenched cotton ball flames and marigolds.

From Salon • Jul. 16, 2022

That would make the silver plate a pretty specific allegory for the Eastern Roman emperor as God’s designated champion on earth, like David, the victorious underdog in the struggle against the Philistine giant.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2022

Their armor was silver plate polished to a mirror sheen, but underneath, she knew, every man of them wore a hair shirt.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin