Etymology

silvery

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Today it means: Resembling silver in color, shiny white. Full definition →

Middle English silvery
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromsilvery
  2. English todaysilvery

From Middle English silvery, sylvyry; equivalent to silver + -y.

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