Dictionary entry

Silvery

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Sil″ver‐y (?), a. 1. Resembling, or having the luster of, silver; grayish white and lustrous; of a mild luster; bright.

All the enameled race, whose silvery wing

Waves to the tepid zephyrs of the spring. Pope.

2. Besprinkled or covered with silver.

3. Having the clear, musical tone of silver; soft and clear in sound; as, silvery voices; a silvery laugh.

Silvery iron(Metal.), a peculiar light-gray fine-grained cast iron, usually obtained from clay iron ore.