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cat's silver

cat's silver noun: mica.

Noun

cat's silver (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) mica
    • Another variety of mica in spangles of a yellowish gold, or whitish silver colour, is known all over the world, by the ridiculous names of cat's gold, or cat's silver.1827, Universal Geography: Or A Description of All Parts of the World, page 98

Origin of cat's silver

Calque of German Katzensilber

Questions about cat's silver

What does cat's silver mean?
Cat's silver means mica.
What part of speech is cat's silver?
Cat's silver is a noun.

Words near cat's silver in the dictionary

  1. cat's melodies
  2. cat's melody
  3. cat's meow
  4. cat's paw
  5. cat's paws
  6. cat's silver
  7. cat's tongue
  8. cat's water
  9. cat's whisker
  10. cat's whisker receiver
  11. cat's whisker receivers

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