silverings
Reflective metal applications
Silverings is the plural of silvering, the process or result of coating something with silver or a silver-like substance.
The term appears in contexts involving mirrors, photography, or decorative metalwork: The old mirror's silverings had deteriorated, leaving dark patches.
It can also refer to multiple instances of something taking on a silvery appearance: the silverings of frost on morning windows.
Surface metal application
- gildingApplying decorative gold coating
- electroplatingElectrically depositing metal layers
- overlayCovering placed atop
- finishingBringing to completion
leafing · depositing · laminating · surfacing · metallizing · anodizing · galvanizing · chroming
Surface film from aging
- grayingLosing color with age
- frostingSweet cake covering
- weatheringAtmospheric breakdown of materials
- time-wornEroded by age
hoary · antiquing · blanching · fading · dulling · maturation · whitening · greying
Reproducing an image identically
- gleamingReflecting light brightly
- shimmeringGleaming with wavering light
- glintingReflecting brief flashes
- lustrousSoftly bright, reflective
polished · glimmering · shining · glistening · bright · radiant · sparkling · glossy
plating
Surface metal application
- gildingApplying decorative gold coating
- electroplatingElectrically depositing metal layers
- overlayCovering placed atop
finishing · leafing · depositing · laminating · surfacing · metallizing · anodizing · galvanizing · chroming · tinning
patina
Surface film from aging
- grayingLosing color with age
- frostingSweet cake covering
- weatheringAtmospheric breakdown of materials
time-worn · hoary · antiquing · blanching · fading · dulling · maturation · whitening · greying · senescence
mirroring
Reproducing an image identically
- gleamingReflecting light brightly
- shimmeringGleaming with wavering light
- glintingReflecting brief flashes
lustrous · polished · glimmering · shining · glistening · bright · radiant · sparkling · glossy · sheening
ornamentation
Decorative additions to something
- embellishmentDecorative addition or exaggeration
- filigreeDelicate twisted-wire ornamentation
- inlayEmbedded surface ornamentation
gilding · engraving · chasing · etching · adornment · overlay · beading · tracery · highlighting
silveringscorrosions
Wearing away by chemicals
oxidations · rusting · etchings · scouring · degradations
silveringstarnishing
Oxidizing and losing shine
blackenings · discolorations · corrosion · oxidation · rusting