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silvered

American  
[sil-verd] / ˈsɪl vərd /

adjective

  1. coated or plated with silver.

  2. coated with a silverlike substance, as quicksilver or tinfoil.

    a mirror of silvered glass.

  3. tinted a silver color, or having silver highlights.

    silvered hair.


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Etymology

Origin of silvered

First recorded in 1475–85; silver + -ed 2

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A little silvered glass could be worth its weight in gold.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

At 50, still in the blush of youth by today’s silvered political standards, Porter has plenty of highway ahead of her.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2024

Ms Quinn said: "Daguerre developed a way of taking pictures using a polished silvered plate and a camera. This produced a single image printed directly onto a plate with astonishing clarity, named the daguerreotype."

From BBC Feb. 20, 2024

One high status woman in her 20s with mixed ancestry was laid to rest near modern Cambridge under a prominent mound with silvered jewelry, amber beads, and a whole cow.

From Science Magazine Sep. 21, 2022

Her black hair, silvered by dust on one side, stood out in a halo around her head.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby

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