silver paper

noun

Examples of silver paper in a Sentence

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Create the light bulb shades with orange and silver paper cups. Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Oct. 2024 The one spark on the plaza was a collection of small boys, perhaps 8 years old, wearing silver paper hats made to look like the ornamental crowns placed on the handles of a Torah scroll. David Faris, Newsweek, 9 July 2024 Gelatin-silver paper negative. Discover Magazine, 10 Jan. 2013 Photocopy pictures, glue them to silver paper, and frame them with rickrack and other trims to turn your Christmas tree into a family scrapbook. Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2022 The specific contents are unknown as of writing, but previous editions of the advent calendar have included items like an 18-karat yellow-gold T True bracelet, a sterling silver paper cup, and an 18-karat rose gold Smile pendant. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2021 The poster turns tie-dye into an oceanic force, glimmering atop silver paper. Washington Post, 9 July 2021 There’s a sterling silver paper cup and a T True bracelet in 18-karat yellow gold. Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2019 There's a sterling silver paper cup and a T True bracelet in 18-karat yellow gold. Leanne Italie, chicagotribune.com, 25 Nov. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1846, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of silver paper was in 1846

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“Silver paper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/silver%20paper. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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