silvern

[ sil-vern ]

/ ˈsɪl vərn /

adjective Archaic.

made of or like silver.

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Origin of silvern

before 900; Middle English silver(e)n, selvern, Old English seolfren, seolfern. See silver, -en²

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Examples from the Web for silvern

Other examples of alliteration in proverbs are: "Delays are dangerous," "Speech is silvern, silence is golden."
Stories That Words Tell Us|Elizabeth O'Neill
"Speech is silvern, but silence is golden," is an old and very precious proverb.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 88, February, 1865|Various
Clear, frail and silvern the words fell from Mireille's lips.
The Outrage|Annie Vivanti
I gave him thrice nine hounds all-white in their silvern chains.
The Harvard Classics, Volume 49, Epic and Saga|Various

There was sincerity in the appeal, spoken in the softest, most silvern tone which he had ever heard.
Brood of the Witch-Queen|Sax Rohmer

British Dictionary definitions for silvern

silvern

/ (ˈsɪlvən) /

adjective

archaic, or poetic silver

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Word Origin and History for silvern

silvern

adj.

Middle English silveren, from Old English seolfren "made of silver;" see silver (n.) + -en (2). Cf. German silbern, Dutch zilveren. Fallen from use in English except in poetry.