silvering

[sil-ver-ing]

noun

1. the act or process of coating with silver or a substance resembling silver.

2. the coating thus applied.

   the silvering of the mirror.

Word History and Origins

Origin of silvering¹

First recorded in 1700–10; silver + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Bonlie, a middle-aged man with silvering hair and a cheerful manner, listened attentively as she went through her long list of symptoms and her account of two decades of intermittent misery.

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“This is my busiest I think I’ve ever been in my life,” said Mr. Thompson, a third-generation water hunter with silvering hair and the lumbering gait of a bear.

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“I am sure I’m not the only one to feel this way — and I’m also sure the woman silvering in the mirror can do better.”

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Screen Goo is highly pigmented and has a little silvering in the paint that reflects light back at lots of different angles.

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Also, the functional demands on the backing are modest: keeping the back of the mirror from scratches that would remove some of the silvering and preventing the mirror from tipping out of the frame.

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