Emily Dickinson Lexicon

silver, n. [OE, obscure origin.]

1. Eloquence; beautiful words; elegant language; [fig.] poetry; literary verse; creative writing.
2. Argent color.
3. Melody; musical transcription; [fig.] scripture; sacred written text; [metaphor] lyric poetry; metrical verse.
4. Seawater; shining expanse of ocean; [fig.] sky; heaven; [metaphor] eternity; infinity.