Emily Dickinson Lexicon

silver, adj. [see silver, n.] (webplay: calmness, head).

1. Pale; argent; lustrous; ash-gray; [kenning “silver fleeces”] white clouds.
2. White; woolly.
3. Shining; gleaming; like molten argent metal.
4. Musical; lyrical; eloquent; [fig.] gentle; soft-sounding; [kenning “silver strife”] melodious birdsong.
5. Shiny; glossy; glistening; [fig.] exquisite; [kenning “silver apron”] filigreed foliage.
6. Polished; burnished; made of buffed leather.
7. Smooth; silky; flowing; not making waves; without leaving a trace.
8. Persuasive; convincing; crooning; sweet-sounding; softly singing.
9. Fluid; wet; liquid; aquatic; swimming.
10. Pearly; opalescent; iridescent; [kenning “Silver Ball”] sticky white substance for building delicate webs.
11. Light; brilliance; illumination.
12. Moonlit; nocturnal.
13. Made of precious metal; [fig.] superior; of highest quality; [metaphor] good books; great works; fine arts; belles-lettres.
14. Crystalline; clear; lucid; translucent; [fig.] gentle; genteel; refined; cool and lovely; poised but pallid; [metaphor] firm; static; motionless.
15. Icy; frosty; freezing; [kenning “Silver Fracture”] ice; frost; sheet of shining crystallized frozen water.
16. Memorable; memorializing.
17. Metallic; [fig.] ringing; resounding; reverberating.
18. Phrase. “Gold and Silver”: refining; cleansing from impurities.