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silvertone

silvertone noun: a metallic silver colour, as used in some paints.

Noun

silvertone (uncountable)

  1. A metallic silver colour, as used in some paints.
    • A standout is Pascal Tarabay’s cuckoo clock, a modern interpretation of a traditional clock rendered in white, orange or blue powder-coated steel ($250), or plated in mirror-finish goldtone or silvertone ($395).2007 October 4, Stephen Milioti, “Room to Improve”, in New York Times

Origin of silvertone

From silver + tone.

Questions about silvertone

What does silvertone mean?
Silvertone means a metallic silver colour, as used in some paints.
What part of speech is silvertone?
Silvertone is a noun.

Words near silvertone in the dictionary

  1. Silverthorns
  2. silvertip
  3. silvertip shark
  4. silvertips
  5. Silverton
  6. silvertone
  7. Silvertown
  8. silvertree
  9. silvertrees
  10. silvervine
  11. silvervines

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