silver-plate

[ sil-ver-pleyt ]

/ ˈsɪl vərˈpleɪt /

to coat (base metal) with silver, especially by electroplating.

Words nearby silver-plate

silver plate

silver tableware.

a coating of silver, especially one electroplated on base metal.

First recorded in 1520–30

And how came it that all this silver-plate had found its way into my pockets?

Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 461 |Various
He even had his name engraved on the silver-plate, leaving a blank after the word "Died."

The Story of a Bad Boy |Thomas Bailey Aldrich
The three thousand francs were gone, with the silver-plate and the trinkets.

Scenes from a Courtesan's Life |Honore de Balzac
Again, Gobseck had refused free delivery of his silver-plate, and declined to guarantee the weights of his coffees.

Gobseck |Honore de Balzac

We forge the nickel for the pivot and capstan, and we silver-plate it ourselves.

Chance in Chains |Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull

silver plate

a thin layer of silver deposited on a base metal

articles, esp tableware, made of silver plate

(tr) to coat (a metal, object, etc) with silver, as by electroplating