silver plate
silver plate noun: a thin layer of silver applied to the surface of an object made of another metal. Also the alternative spelling of silver-plate.
Noun
silver plate (uncountable)
- A thin layer of silver applied to the surface of an object made of another metal.
Also used as
silver plate is also the alternative spelling of silver-plate.
silver plate is also the pronunciation spelling of s'il vous plaît.
Forms of silver plate
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | silver-plate |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | silver plates |
| present participle | silver plating |
| past participle | silver plated |
| past | silver plated |
Origin of silver plate
silver + plate
From "silver plate", from the similarity of this phrase to the French s'il vous plaît.
Questions about silver plate
- What does silver plate mean?
- Silver plate means a thin layer of silver applied to the surface of an object made of another metal.
- What part of speech is silver plate?
- Silver plate is a noun.
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