Sil"ver*back` (?), n. (Zoöl.) The knot.
Sil"ver*ber`ry (?), n. (Bot.) A tree or shrub (Elæagnus argentea) with
silvery foliage and fruit. Gray.
Sil"ver*bill` (?), n. (Zoöl.) An Old World finch of the genus Minia, as
the M. Malabarica of India, and M. cantans of Africa.
Sil"ver*boom` (?), n. [D. zilver silver + boom tree.] (Bot.) See
Leucadendron.
Sil"ver*fin` (?), n. (Zoöl.) A small North American fresh-water
cyprinoid fish (Notropis Whipplei).
Sil"ver*fish` (?), n. (Zoöl.) (a) The tarpum. (b) A white variety of
the goldfish.
Sil"ver-gray` (?), a. Having a gray color with a silvery luster; as,
silver-gray hair.
Sil"ver*i*ness (?), n. The state of being silvery.
Sil"ver*ing, n. (Metal.) The art or process of covering metals, wood,
paper, glass, etc., with a thin film of metallic silver, or a substance
resembling silver; also, the firm do laid on; as, the silvering of a
glass speculum.
Sil"ver*ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Silverized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Silverizing.] To cover with silver.
Sil"ver*less, a. Having no silcver; hence, without money; impecunious.
Piers Plowman.