1. silver-plated - Adjective
2. silver-plated - Verb
silver-plated
simple past and past participle of silver-plate
silver-plated (not comparable)
Having a thin coating of the metal silver applied to it.
The spoon looked like sterling, but actually it was cheap silver-plated steel.
silver plated
During the Victorian era, fruit and nuts were presented at dinner and ornate and often silver-plated nutcrackers were produced to accompany them on the dinner table. Source: Internet
Franklin Mint Civil War Collector's Edition: The Franklin Mint created a luxury version of Stratego with a Civil War theme and gold- and silver-plated pieces. Source: Internet
Later in the century, pewter alloys were often used as a base metal for silver-plated objects. Source: Internet
The essential elements- a silver-plated surface sensitized by iodine vapor, developed by mercury vapor, and "fixed" with sodium hyposulfite - were in place in 1837. Source: Internet
Metals include gold- or silver-plated brass, and sometimes vermeil or sterling silver. Source: Internet
Silver and silver alloys are used in some high-quality musical wind instruments. citation Flutes, in particular, are commonly constructed of silver alloy or silver-plated, both for appearance and for the surface friction properties of silver. Source: Internet