'Silvery iron' definitions:

Definition of 'Silvery iron'

From: GCIDE
  • Silvery \Sil"ver*y\, a.
  • 1. Resembling, or having the luster of, silver; grayish white and lustrous; of a mild luster; bright. [1913 Webster]
  • All the enameled race, whose silvery wing Waves to the tepid zephyrs of the spring. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Besprinkled or covered with silver. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Having the clear, musical tone of silver; soft and clear in sound; as, silvery voices; a silvery laugh. [1913 Webster]
  • Silvery iron (Metal.), a peculiar light-gray fine-grained cast iron, usually obtained from clay iron ore. [1913 Webster]