The Collaborative International Dictionary
Silvery iron
Silvery \Sil"ver*y\, a.
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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. Besprinkled or covered with silver.
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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.
Usage examples of "silvery iron".
The great round stone pipe, supported on a cradle of silvery iron girders, appeared from nowhere, silently, blotting out the greens and russets of the hillside.