sterling silver

noun

1. an alloy containing not less than 92.5 per cent of silver, the remainder usually being copper

2. sterling-silver articles collectively

sterling silver

1. 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.

Example Sentences

After a half-century in the business, she maintained her passion for fashion—sterling silver and turquoise jewelry, Scandinavian sweaters, Eileen Fisher sandals—but didn’t keep a large wardrobe.

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"It's crazy as our websites are completely different. I sell sterling silver, dainty pieces and engagement jewellery," she said.

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Frier, France’s consul general in Los Angeles, was preparing to host a party and the 25-pound sterling silver objet d’art was the guest of honor.

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A sterling silver urn, given to Miss Pickford by the queen of Siam, is also in a glass case.

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“I try to make my pieces smooth and comfortable,” he said, holding a signet ring cast in sterling silver that he etched with a Japanese crest of a lotus flower.

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