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silver plate

ˈsɪlvər pleɪt
WordNet
Pocket compass
Pocket compass
Pocket compass in brass housing, with silver-plated brass bottom on which the wind directions are engraved; the angle between North-West and North is divided into 5 degrees. A scale from 0 ° to 360 ° is provided on a raised edge at the level of the needle. The compass has a needle blocking device. One end of the needle is blued.
  1. (n) silver plate
    a thin layer of silver deposited on something
  2. (n) silver plate
    tableware that is plated with silver
Illustrations
Bearer of partially gilded silver. The round plate is decorated with a border of openwork leaf ornament in relief, between which animals and hunters. In the center of the plate are two gilded consoles, one bears a statue of a bishop, the other is missing. To the right and left two smaller, also gilded figures, St. Catherine and St. Barbara.
Bearer of partially gilded silver. The round plate is decorated with a border of openwork leaf ornament in relief, between which animals and hunters. In the center of the plate are two gilded consoles, one bears a statue of a bishop, the other is missing. To the right and left two smaller, also gilded figures, St. Catherine and St. Barbara.
Enamel-painted copper plate with a gilt silver rim and bottom plate. In the center a couple with two children who ascend to heaven. Edge with fine foliage and flower tendril with griffin.
Enamel-painted copper plate with a gilt silver rim and bottom plate. In the center a couple with two children who ascend to heaven. Edge with fine foliage and flower tendril with griffin.
Cylindrical beer mug made of red Böttger stoneware, with a gold-plated silver lid. The cylindrical mug is completely covered with a dark brown to black glaze, with the exception of the bottom and the inside. The foot and mouth edge are profiled. The multicolored painting, in cold lacquer and gold, consists of a Chinese woman with three children standing in a landscape. One of the children carries a fourth on its back. To the left of the ear houses on stilts between rocks and bushes, including two cranes; to the right of the ear a flowering shrub and below the ear leaf vines in a vase and a bench between flowers. On the rus of the ear a string of calyces. Traces of golden ornamental bands on the foot and mouth rim. The faces and hands are painted incarnate-colored; the other colors are white, blue, green, red, brown, gray, purple and black. The gilded silver lid is decorated with embossed bandwork and a bunch of grapes as a knob. The thumb grip is open.
Cylindrical beer mug made of red Böttger stoneware, with a gold-plated silver lid. The cylindrical mug is completely covered with a dark brown to black glaze, with the exception of the bottom and the inside. The foot and mouth edge are profiled. The multicolored painting, in cold lacquer and gold, consists of a Chinese woman with three children standing in a landscape. One of the children carries a fourth on its back. To the left of the ear houses on stilts between rocks and bushes, including two cranes; to the right of the ear a flowering shrub and below the ear leaf vines in a vase and a bench between flowers. On the rus of the ear a string of calyces. Traces of golden ornamental bands on the foot and mouth rim. The faces and hands are painted incarnate-colored; the other colors are white, blue, green, red, brown, gray, purple and black. The gilded silver lid is decorated with embossed bandwork and a bunch of grapes as a knob. The thumb grip is open.
Gold plated silver medal. Obverse: man's bust (Louis XIV) inside circle. Reverse: astonished Rhine watches how French people cross river in a circle.
Gold plated silver medal. Obverse: man's bust (Louis XIV) inside circle. Reverse: astonished Rhine watches how French people cross river in a circle.
Lid, gold-plated silver, round and slightly convex, on ring. on top m. support ring, inscription in double semicircle b., mo helmeted weapon, in the rim: "ELCX * ZYN * TYT * 1629". Inscription: Quem bibimus vitror bibitur nunc Liber in auro / HOC Heini factum munere, dante Deo. Note: See NG-525-B to D.
Lid, gold-plated silver, round and slightly convex, on ring. on top m. support ring, inscription in double semicircle b., mo helmeted weapon, in the rim: "ELCX * ZYN * TYT * 1629". Inscription: Quem bibimus vitror bibitur nunc Liber in auro / HOC Heini factum munere, dante Deo. Note: See NG-525-B to D.
Porcelain plate, painted on the glaze in blue, red, pink, green, yellow, black and silver. In the center a fan, the handle of which continues on the wall and rim, on the fan a pheasant is depicted on a rock near flowering plants; around the fan of peony and chrysanthemum branches; on the edge napkin work alternated with three cartouches in the shape of fruits with fruit branches. Two cracks in the rim. Famille rose.
Plate with a fan depicting a pheasant
Hilt, guard; fragm, shells, broken, squashed; consisting of two curved oval plates, raised rim, relieved decoration of martial attributes with scrolling floral motifs on both sides, square central hole with 3 marks on the edge on the concave (rear) side, 2 legible [coat of arms of Amsterdam, Z].
Silver guarding plate of a sword from the wreck of the East Indiaman Hollandia
Gold-plated silver point dish, with engraved edge and flat decoration. In the middle the history of Hannah and Samuel. Hannah presents her baby Samuel to the priest Eli. Maker's mark: lily.
Gold-plated silver point dish, with engraved edge and flat decoration. In the middle the history of Hannah and Samuel. Hannah presents her baby Samuel to the priest Eli. Maker's mark: lily.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
  1. Silver plate
    domestic utensils made of silver.
Usage in the news

View a video of USAF's George Miller accepting his Gold Plate Award at the IFMA 2011 Gold and Silver Plate gala in chicago. food-management.com

The onsite foodservice community's stars really do come out at the annual IFMA Gold Plate Banquet and Awards Ceremony each May, when past and present Silver Plate recipients and their supporters gather to welcome the new roster of winners. food-management.com

2008 Silver Plate Winner for Healthcare. food-management.com

One very good reason is that sterling is said to last a lifetime with proper care and silver plate has a life span of about 20 years. herald-dispatch.com

2012 Silver Plate Winner in the Foodservice Management Category. food-management.com

The onsite foodservice community's best-of-segment operators will represent their peers in accepting this year's IFMA Silver Plate Awards. food-management.com

11th Annual Silver Plate benefit-Filling stomachs and coffers. barnstablepatriot.com

During the week of Oct 1 to 7, the Barnstable Senior Center will hold its 10th annual Silver Plate Fundraiser. barnstablepatriot.com

Flatware, silver or silver-plated , is still in demand. herald-dispatch.com

As many people have seen on the downtown Bend Christmas tree, several silver plates are hanging on the branches, representing coins, or change. ktvz.com

Publisher Gary Dietz (left) presents the Stephen W Brener Lodging Hospitality Silver Plate Award to STR founder and Chairman Randy Smith. lhonline.com

The Pairpoint Manufacturing Company was, at the turn of the century, one of the largest manufacturers of silver plate in the United States. eastbayri.com

This little rabbit is silver-plated and Swarovski Crystal for eyes. bocamag.com

Flatware, silver or silver-plated, is still in demand . herald-dispatch.com

Beautiful old flatware, whether it is silver or silver-plated, has a special soft gleam to it that just can't be bought new. herald-dispatch.com

Usage in scientific papers

After several tests the best solution was two 0.4mm silver-plated wires glued in the front area of the robot.
Collective Energy Foraging of Robot Swarms and Robot Organisms

The shaft supports an Al stopper plate, which limits the pendulum torsional range, and a silvered glass mirror, which allows an independent autocollimator readout of the pendulum torsional (φ) and swing (η) angles.
Achieving geodetic motion for LISA test masses: ground testing result

More work is required on studies of the ‘silver-plated’ modes, with one leptonic and one hadronic weak boson decay, with forward jet tagging.
Strong Coupling Electroweak Symmetry Breaking

The surface is then plated with silver to increase the bonding of the sinter to the Cu fin.
Bose-Einstein Condensation of Atomic Hydrogen

Usage in literature

Outfits for Nickel and Silver Plating, $5 to $200. "Scientific American, Volume 40, No. 13, March 29, 1879" by Various

Behind it the sun glimmered like a great silver plate, and the desert turned pale, as in moonlight. "The Golden Silence" by C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson

His name was on the door on a silver plate. "Bohemian Days" by Geo. Alfred Townsend

There were on it roast meats and wines, and the plates and cups were all of silver. "The Fairy Book" by Dinah Maria Mulock (AKA Miss Mulock)

There were also plates of bread and butter, some very nice cups and saucers, and a silver coffee-pot. "The Great War As I Saw It" by Frederick George Scott

O'Connell said of Peel that 'his smile was like the silver plate on a coffin. "Historical and Political Essays" by William Edward Hartpole Lecky

Silver plated back-strap and trigger-guard (wearing). "A Catalogue of Early Pennsylvania and Other Firearms and Edged Weapons at "Restless Oaks"" by Henry W. Shoemaker

Another swears that Turchin's brigade robbed him of twelve hundred dollars' worth of silver plate. "The Citizen-Soldier" by John Beatty

On receipt of painful news, they kicked over the table, and the silver plate flew into the fire. "Ballads of Romance and Chivalry" by Frank Sidgwick

Then he has the biggest stroke of luck that ever came his way; for Marie pushes in with the silver plate and a card on it. "Torchy" by Sewell Ford

Usage in poetry
Not Robin, clad in verdant baize,
Nor Britain’s silver-plated king,
Was master of the winning ways
That drew me to the flag of Wing.
"The Domain" by John Le Gay Brereton Author object (384)
The beams began to warp and crack,
The silver plates turned filthy black,
And drooping down on the carven rails
Hung those once lovely silken sails.
"The Ballad of Iskander" by James Elroy Flecker Author object (326)
And so he got on; he was no millionaire,
But he always had money enough and to spare;
Could help a poor friend; pay his rent and his rate;
And always put silver at church in the plate.
"Bedfordshire Ballad - III" by E W Bowling
As before in heartless glamour The festive world shines on.
And its lifeless skeleton It silver-plates and gilds;
But still the ocean's mighty tides
Can drive man to distraction,
From roaring waves he turns His soul a brim with yearning!
"Last Poet" by Evgeny Abramovich Baratynsky Author object (201)