Then as the moon rose we climbed to the top of the rocks over which our poor friend had fallen, and from the summit we gazed out over the shadowy moor, half silver and half gloom.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles
Just under the head was a broad silver band nearly an inch across.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles
The moon was low upon the right, and the jagged pinnacle of a granite tor stood up against the lower curve of its silver disc.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles
“I have, at least, a well-polished, silver-plated coffee-pot in front of me,” said he.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles
Before us lay the dark bulk of the house, its serrated roof and bristling chimneys hard outlined against the silver-spangled sky.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles
Crouching among the stones we stared intently at the silver-tipped bank in front of us.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles
The house is banked in with rolling clouds, which rise now and then to show the dreary curves of the moor, with thin, silver veins upon the sides of the hills, and the distant boulders gleaming where the light strikes upon their wet faces.
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of Baskervilles
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Merriam-Webster
— a very malleable metallic chemical element with atomic number 47 that is capable of a high degree of polish, has the highest thermal and electric conductivity of any substance, and that is used especially in jewelry and tableware, in electronics, and as an antimicrobial
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Macmillan
— a chemical element that is a light-grey shiny metal. It is used for making jewellery, coins, silverware etc and its symbol is Ag.
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silvers
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7 uses of ‘silver’ in The Hound of the Baskervilles, by Arthur Conan Doyle