0 past simple and past participle of silver
1 to cover something, especially glass, with a thin layer of silver-coloured material in order to make a mirror
It used to be a nice square gold nugget which was found in some remote part of a desert or some heavily silvered quartz.
The mirror has a partially silvered multilayer dielectric dichroic coating designed to reflect just the red spectrum allowing it to pass through most other light.
Contemporary shisheh work almost entirely consists of mass-produced, machine-cut glass shisha with a silvered backing.
This reduces the amount of heat lost by conduction as silvered surfaces will not absorb infra-red light.
Silvered emergency blankets are also used to conserve a shock victim's body heat.
Authentic antique silvered glass pieces are still available in a wide range of decorative items and usually sold as mercury glass.
As well as the standard toy, bronzed and silvered versions have been released in collectors' sets.
Only the base is silvered, and the prism is made of high-index glass.
