silver-plated

UK: /ˌsɪlvə^rˈpleɪtɪd/

From the verb silver plate: (⇒ conjugate)

silver-plated is: ⓘ

v past

v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

sil′ver plate′, 

1. silver tableware.
2. Metallurgy a coating of silver, esp. one electroplated on base metal.
• 1520–30

sil•ver-plate  (sil′vər plāt′), v.t., -plat•ed, -plat•ing. 

1. Metallurgy to coat (base metal) with silver, esp. by electroplating.

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silver plate noun

1. a thin layer of silver deposited on a base metal
2. articles, esp tableware, made of silver plate

verb silver-plate

1. (transitive) to coat (a metal, object, etc) with silver, as by electroplating