silver plate · noun, verb1
silver plate · phrase2
From "silver plate", from the similarity of this phrase to the French s'il vous plaît.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A thin layer of silver applied to the surface of an object made of another metal. Full definition →
From "silver plate", from the similarity of this phrase to the French s'il vous plaît.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.