sterling (silver)
adjective[not gradable]
us/ˈstɜr·lɪŋ (ˈsɪl·vər)/silver that is verypure:
Thebraceletis made of sterling silver.
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sterling (silver)
They designed and built asterlingsilverbelt draped with coins and gems representing, to date, 155 countries.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Guests were served in a dining room adorned with imported crystal and dinnerware,sterlingsilverand fine linens.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thesterlingsilverstandard has a minimum millesimal fineness of 925.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The instrument panel was given a centrally located, pull-out writing desk, graced with a scribbler and asterlingsilverbamboo pen.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In early years the company was a wholesaler specializing in fine silver plate andsterlingsilverhollowware.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.I assert that the position has arrived where the tax collected in respect ofsterlingsilveris almost negligible.
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We are primarily talking of our ownsterlingsilver.
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The first reason is the lion, the recognised mark forsterlingsilversince 1544.
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The fact is thatsterlingsilver—and most of the silver sold in this country issterlingsilver—is known the world over.
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Perhaps he will be able to reassure us as regards the future of the attractivelion passantwhich appears onsterlingsilver.
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In businesses making hall-markedsterlingsilvergoods the intake of trainees has ceased and the average age of the craftsmen is 65.
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The development of that market is hampered all the time by the erratic condition of thesterlingsilverexchange.
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Thus, the 18th and 19th century crown was enormous because five shillings-worth ofsterlingsilverhad to be given.
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We assume that it issterlingsilver.
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It weighs approximately 30 lbs and is made ofsterlingsilver.
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