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

silver \sil"ver\, a.
   1. of or pertaining to silver; made of silver; as, silver
      leaf; a silver cup.
      1913 webster

   2. resembling silver. specifically:
      a bright; resplendent; white. "silver hair." --shak.
          1913 webster

                others, on silver lakes and rivers, bathed
                their downy breast.               --milton.
          1913 webster
      b precious; costly.
      c giving a clear, ringing sound soft and clear. "silver
          voices." --spenser.
      d sweet; gentle; peaceful. "silver slumber." --spenser.
          1913 webster

   american silver fir bot., the balsam fir. see under
      balsam.

   silver age roman lit., the latter part a. d. 14-180 of
      the classical period of latinity, -- the time of writers
      of inferior purity of language, as compared with those of
      the previous golden age, so-called.

   silver-bell tree bot., an american shrub or small tree
      halesia tetraptera with white bell-shaped flowers in
      clusters or racemes; the snowdrop tree.

   silver bush bot., a shrubby leguminous plant anthyllis
      barba-jovis of southern europe, having silvery foliage.
      

   silver chub zool., the fallfish.

   silver eel. zool.
      a the cutlass fish.
      b a pale variety of the common eel.

   silver fir bot., a coniferous tree abies pectinata
      found in mountainous districts in the middle and south of
      europe, where it often grows to the height of 100 or 150
      feet. it yields burgundy pitch and strasburg turpentine.
      

   silver foil, foil made of silver.

   silver fox zool., a variety of the common fox vulpes
      vulpes, variety argenteus found in the northern parts of
      asia, europe, and america. its fur is nearly black, with
      silvery tips, and is highly valued. called also black
      fox, and silver-gray fox.

   silver gar. zool. see billfish
      a .

   silver grain bot., the lines or narrow plates of cellular
      tissue which pass from the pith to the bark of an
      exogenous stem; the medullary rays. in the wood of the oak
      they are much larger than in that of the beech, maple,
      pine, cherry, etc.

   silver grebe zool., the red-throated diver. see illust.
      under diver.

   silver hake zool., the american whiting.

   silver leaf, leaves or sheets made of silver beaten very
      thin.

   silver lunge zool., the namaycush.

   silver moonfish.zool. see moonfish
      b .

   silver moth zool., a lepisma.

   silver owl zool., the barn owl.

   silver perch zool., the mademoiselle, 2.

   silver pheasant zool., any one of several species of
      beautiful crested and long-tailed asiatic pheasants, of
      the genus euplocamus. they have the tail and more or
      less of the upper parts silvery white. the most common
      species euplocamus nychtemerus is native of china.

   silver plate,
      a domestic utensils made of a base metal coated with
          silver.
      b a plating of silver on a base metal.

   silver plover zool., the knot.

   silver salmon zool., a salmon oncorhynchus kisutch
      native of both coasts of the north pacific. it ascends all
      the american rivers as far south as the sacramento. called
      also kisutch, whitefish, and white salmon.

   silver shell zool., a marine bivalve of the genus anomia.
      see anomia.

   silver steel, an alloy of steel with a very small
      proportion of silver.

   silver stick, a title given to the title field officer of
      the life guards when on duty at the palace. eng.
      --thackeray.

   silver tree bot., a south african tree leucadendron
      argenteum with long, silvery, silky leaves.

   silver trout, zool. see trout.

   silver wedding. see under wedding.

   silver whiting zool., a marine sciaenoid food fish
      menticirrus littoralis native of the southern united
      states; -- called also surf whiting.

   silver witch zool., a lepisma.
      1913 webster
see also:
american silver fir balsam silver age silver-bell tree halesia tetraptera silver bush 
anthyllis barba-jovis silver chub silver eel silver fir abies pectinata 
silver foil silver fox vulpes vulpes black fox silver-gray fox 
silver gar billfish silver grain silver grebe diver 
silver hake silver leaf silver lunge silver moonfish moonfish 
silver moth silver owl silver perch silver pheasant euplocamus 
euplocamus nychtemerus silver plate silver plover silver salmon oncorhynchus kisutch 
kisutch whitefish white salmon silver shell anomia 
silver steel silver stick silver tree leucadendron argenteum silver trout 
trout silver wedding wedding silver whiting menticirrus littoralis 
surf whiting silver witch 

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

kingfish \king"fish`\ ki^ng"fi^sh`, n. zool.
   a an american marine food fish of the genus menticirrus,
       especially menticirrus saxatilis, or menticirrus
       nebulosos, of the atlantic coast; -- called also
       whiting, surf whiting, and barb.
   b the opah.
   c the common cero; also, the spotted cero. see cero.
   d the queenfish.
       1913 webster
see also:
menticirrus menticirrus saxatilis menticirrus nebulosos whiting surf whiting barb 
cero 

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

surf \surf\, n. formerly spelled suffe, and probably the same
   word as e. sough.
   the swell of the sea which breaks upon the shore, esp. upon a
   sloping beach.
   1913 webster

   surf bird zool., a ploverlike bird of the genus
      aphriza, allied to the turnstone.

   surf clam zool., a large clam living on the open coast,
      especially mactra solidissima syn. spisula
      solidissima. see mactra.

   surf duck zool., any one of several species of sea ducks
      of the genus oidemia, especially oidemia
      percpicillata; -- called also surf scoter. see the note
      under scoter.

   surf fish zool., any one of numerous species of
      california embiotocoid fishes. see embiotocoid.

   surf smelt. zool. see smelt.

   surf whiting. zool. see under whiting.
      1913 webster
see also:
surf bird aphriza surf clam mactra solidissima spisula solidissima mactra 
surf duck oidemia oidemia percpicillata surf scoter scoter 
surf fish embiotocoid surf smelt smelt surf whiting 
whiting 

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

whiting \whit"ing\, n. from white.
   1913 webster
   1. zool.
      a a common european food fish melangus vulgaris of
          the codfish family; -- called also fittin.
      b a north american fish merlucius vulgaris allied to
          the preceding; -- called also silver hake.
      c any one of several species of north american marine
          sciaenoid food fishes belonging to genus
          menticirrhus, especially menticirrhus americanus,
          found from maryland to brazil, and menticirrhus
          littoralis, common from virginia to texas; -- called
          also silver whiting, and surf whiting.
          1913 webster

   note: various other fishes are locally called whiting, as the
         kingfish
      a, the sailor's choice
      b, the pacific tomcod, and certain species of lake
          whitefishes.
          1913 webster

   2. chalk prepared in an impalpable powder by pulverizing and
      repeated washing, used as a pigment, as an ingredient in
      putty, for cleaning silver, etc.
      1913 webster

   whiting pollack. zool. same as pollack.

   whiting pout zool., the bib, 2.
      1913 webster
see also:
white melangus vulgaris fittin merlucius vulgaris silver hake menticirrhus 
menticirrhus americanus menticirrhus littoralis silver whiting surf whiting whiting pollack 
pollack whiting pout 

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