[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

silver \sil"ver\ si^l"v~er, n. oe. silver, selver,
   seolver, as. seolfor, siolfur, siolufr, silofr, sylofr; akin
   to os. silubar, ofries. selover, d. zilver, lg. sulver, ohg.
   silabar, silbar, g. silber, icel. silfr, sw. silfver, dan.
   s"olv, goth. silubr, russ. serebro, lith. sidabras; of
   unknown origin.
   1. chem. a soft white metallic element, sonorous, ductile,
      very malleable, and capable of a high degree of polish. it
      is found native, and also combined with sulphur, arsenic,
      antimony, chlorine, etc., in the minerals argentite,
      proustite, pyrargyrite, ceragyrite, etc. silver is one of
      the "noble" metals, so-called, not being easily oxidized,
      and is used for coin, jewelry, plate, and a great variety
      of articles. symbol ag argentum. atomic weight 107.7.
      specific gravity 10.5.
      1913 webster

   note: silver was known under the name of luna to the ancients
         and also to the alchemists. some of its compounds, as
         the halogen salts, are remarkable for the effect of
         light upon them, and are used in photography.
         1913 webster

   2. coin made of silver; silver money.
      1913 webster

   3. anything having the luster or appearance of silver.
      1913 webster

   4. the color of silver.
      1913 webster

   note: silver is used in the formation of many compounds of
         obvious meaning; as, silver-armed, silver-bright,
         silver-buskined, silver-coated, silver-footed,
         silver-haired, silver-headed, silver-mantled,
         silver-plated, silver-slippered, silver-sounding,
         silver-studded, silver-tongued, silver-white. see
         silver, a.
         1913 webster

   black silver min., stephanite; -- called also brittle
      silver ore, or brittle silver glance.

   fulminating silver. chem.
      a a black crystalline substance, ag2o.nh32, obtained
          by dissolving silver oxide in aqua ammonia. when dry
          it explodes violently on the slightest percussion.
      b silver fulminate, a white crystalline substance,
          ag2c2n2o2, obtained by adding alcohol to a solution
          of silver nitrate; -- also called fulminate of
          silver. when dry it is violently explosive.

   german silver. chem. see under german.

   gray silver. min. see freieslebenite.

   horn silver. min. see cerargyrite.

   king's silver. o. eng. law see postfine.

   red silver, or ruby silver. min. see proustite, and
      pyrargyrite.

   silver beater, one who beats silver into silver leaf or
      silver foil.

   silver glance, or vitreous silver. min. see
      argentine.
      1913 webster
see also:
silver black silver brittle silver ore brittle silver glance fulminating silver ag2o.nh32 
ag2c2n2o2 fulminate of silver german silver german gray silver 
freieslebenite horn silver cerargyrite king's silver postfine 
red silver ruby silver proustite pyrargyrite silver beater 
silver glance vitreous silver argentine 

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Silver Nitrate >> S Words
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Silver Lake >> S Words
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