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silvering n. 包银 包银 Silvering \ 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. [ 1913 Webster]
Silver \ Sil" ver\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Silvered}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Silvering}.] 1. To cover with silver; to give a silvery appearance to by applying a metal of a silvery color; as, to silver a pin; to silver a glass mirror plate with an amalgam of tin and mercury. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To polish like silver; to impart a brightness to, like that of silver. [ 1913 Webster] And smiling calmness silvered o' er the deep. -- Pope. [ 1913 Webster] 3. To make hoary, or white, like silver. [ 1913 Webster] His head was silvered o' er with age. -- Gay. [ 1913 Webster]
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