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silver-plate

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sil·ver-plate (slvr-plt)
tr.v. sil·ver-plat·ed, sil·ver-plat·ing, sil·ver-plates
To coat (an object) with a thin layer of silver, especially by electroplating.
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Verb1.silver-plate - plate with silver; "silverplate a watch"
plate - coat with a layer of metal; "plate spoons with silver"
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silver-plate [ˌsɪlvəˈpleɪt] VTplatear


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