sterling silver
an alloy containing not less than 92.5 per cent of silver, the remainder usually being copper
sterling-silver articles collectively
Words Nearby sterling silver
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How to use sterling silver in a sentence
The inside of the car-doors had been stripped clean and polished to a high metal gleam that glowed like sterling silver.
Makers | Cory DoctorowA footman brought in two small glasses of sparkling wine on a stamped sterling-silver waiter.
Strictly Business | O. HenryNeither had the sterling silver candlesticks on top of the sideboard been disturbed.
The Camp Fire Girls Solve a Mystery | Hildegard G. FreyThese could be duplicated in cut glass and sterling silver at almost any price one wished to pay.
Gardening for Little Girls | Olive Hyde FosterAgain came the laugh, merry and clear as the tinkle of sterling silver.
Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall | Charles Major
Scientific definitions for sterling silver
[ stûr′lĭng ]
An alloy that contains at least 92.5 percent silver and up to 7.5 percent copper or another metal, used to make jewelry and silverware.
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