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Meanings of burnished silver in English

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Usage of burnished silver in English
1
The white spots on their rumps shone in the sunlight like burnished silver.
Out of Doors—California and Oregon
2
To the diaphragm there I fasten this bit of burnished silver.
The Darrow Enigma
3
Grooved striping and burnished silver buckle aside, it was wholly unremarkable.
Masked
4
His hair is burnished silver, as it has been for years.
Wired
5
They came to a large burnished silver door, and the silver key opened it.
The Martian Chronicles
6
The Master Woodsman stood first, bearing a gleaming ax that shone like burnished silver.
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
7
Nelko bore an ax, strong and broad, with blade that gleamed like burnished silver.
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
8
His hair was a burnished silver-gray, the color of pewter.
The increment: a novel
9
They were all clean-run, and shone in the bright sunshine like bars of burnished silver.
Fort Desolation: Red Indians and Fur Traders of Rupert's Land
10
There was a burnished silver gear watch on one of the tables, near the couch.
The Slow Regard of Silent Things
11
Others polished the blade until all the rust was removed and it glistened like burnished silver.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
12
The moon in mid-heaven shrank into a bit of burnished silver, hard and glittering, immeasurably remote.
The Sad Shepherd: A Christmas Story
13
It is of costliest walnut, inlaid with laurel and ebony, and is resplendent with burnished silver.
History of the Donner Party: A Tragedy of the Sierra
14
It gleamed like freshly burnished silver against the smooth, tanned skin of her face and shoulders.
Gulf coast girl: original title, scorpion reef
15
Prince Celinor knelt by the water, too, and took off his helm, a thing of burnished silver.
Brotherhood of the Wolf
16
But I should like to see your sword out, and shining in the sun like burnished silver.'
The Wouldbegoods: Being the Further Adventures of the Treasure S...
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Burnished silver through the time
Burnished silver across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common