silver wedding

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noun

a twenty-fifth wedding anniversary.

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Origin of silver wedding

First recorded in 1860–65

Words nearby silver wedding

silver-tongued, silver trout, silver vine, silverware, silver wattle, silver wedding, silverweed, silverwork, silvery, silver-Y moth, silvery spleenwort

How to use silver wedding in a sentence

He never lived to bury his parents, to see his daughter or his son marry, or to celebrate his silver wedding anniversary.
The Lockerbie Bomber Killed My Classmate|Burt Ross|August 23, 2009|DAILY BEAST
That might be very pleasant for a few times, but suppose they should live to celebrate their silver wedding?
Mary Ware's Promised Land|Annie Fellows Johnston
A silver wedding too, Pim—dont forget that, they rallied him.
Back o' the Moon|Oliver Onions
But do you recall the silver wedding of Adolph—in the Fusiliers?
Plays--First Series|August Strindberg

It came in good time, for to-day is the anniversary of Father's wedding-day and my sister's silver wedding.
Louisa May Alcott|Louisa May Alcott
Another work for family use was his cantata, or opera, "Son and Stranger," composed for the silver wedding of his parents.
Woman's Work in Music|Arthur Elson