resilverv.
/ˌriːˈsɪlvə/, U.S. /riˈsɪlvər/ transitive. To silver again; to replate with silver; to recoat (a mirror) with a reflective metallic film. Also intransitive.
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1832 C. Babbage Econ. Machinery & Manuf. xv. 114 If the silvering is injured, it can..be re-silvered.
1856 Orr's Circle Sci.: Pract. Chem. 92 Re-silvering old articles.
1875 F. G. D. Bedford Sailor's Pocket Bk. (ed. 2) v. 152 Directions for re-silvering sextant glasses when injured by damp or wet.
1910 Times 24 Feb. 3/6 I have long been ashamed of the state of my plated ware. My means did not allow of my having it resilvered.
1973 W. H. Hallahan Ross Forgery iii. 40 The mirror must have been resilvered not too many years ago.
2007 Topeka (Kansas) Capital-Jrnl. (Nexis) 10 June 14 I have an antique mirror in a piece of furniture that I would like to have resilvered.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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