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SILVERPLATE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does silverplate mean?
• SILVERPLATE (verb)
The verb SILVERPLATE has 1 sense:
1. plate with silver
Familiarity information: SILVERPLATE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Plate with silver
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
silver-plate; silverplate
Context example:
silverplate a watch
Hypernyms (to "silverplate" is one way to...):
plate (coat with a layer of metal)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
silver plate (a thin layer of silver deposited on something)
silver plate (tableware that is plated with silver)
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