Emily Dickinson Lexicon

SIL'VER, a.

1. Made of silver; as, a silver cup.
2. White like silver; as, silver hair. – Shak. Others on silver lakes and rivers bath'd / Their downy breast. – Milton.
3. White or pale; of a pale luster; as, the silver moon.
4. Soft; as, a silver voice or sound. [Italian, suono argentino.] – Spenser. Shak.