Defn: Nevada; — a nickname alluding to its silver mines.
SILVERWARE
Sil"ver*ware`, n.
Defn: Dishes, vases, ornaments, and utensils of various sorts, made of silver.
SILVERWEED
Sil"ver*weed`, n. (Bot.)
Defn: A perennial rosaceous herb (Potentilla Anserina) having the leaves silvery white beneath.
SILVERY
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.
SILVICS
Sil"vics, n.