sil·ver·work

(sĭl′vər-wûrk′)

Decorative work done in silver.

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silverwork - decorative work made of silver

piece of work, work - a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing; "it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works"; "the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work"; "he was indebted to the pioneering work of John Dewey"; "the work of an active imagination"; "erosion is the work of wind or water over time"

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