silvering
verb
Definitions
To acquire a silvery colour.
To cover with silver, or with a silvery metal.
Example: to silver a pin; to silver a glass mirror plate with an amalgam of tin and mercury
To polish like silver; to impart a brightness to, like that of silver.
To make hoary, or white, like silver.
noun
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The process of coating a surface with a thin layer of silver (or a similar metal), especially so as to form a mirror.
The silver used in this kind of coating.