cat's silver

noun

mica

OriginGerman Katzensilber →
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Meanings

nouncat's silver (uncountable)
  1. archaicuncountablemica

    Another variety of mica in spangles of a yellowish gold, or whitish silver colour, is known all over the world, by the ridiculous names of cat's gold, or cat's silver.

    1827, Universal Geography: Or A Description of All Parts of the World, page 98

Origin

  1. GermanKatzensilber
  2. Englishcat's silver

Calque of German Katzensilber

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MLA

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