Thesaurus: silvery

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1. a. Resembling, or having the luster of, silver; grayish white and lustrous; of a mild luster; bright.
2. a. Besprinkled or covered with silver.
3. a. Having the clear, musical tone of silver; soft and clear in sound; as, silvery voices; a silvery laugh.
4. adj. resembling or reminiscent of silver
5. adj. having the white lustrous sheen of silver
6. adj. of lustrous grey; covered with or tinged with the color of silver
7. 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.
8. j:100 s resembling or reminiscent of silver s having the white lustrous sheen of silver s of lustrous grey; covered with or tinged with the color of silver