noun

• 1British Foil made of aluminium or other silver-coloured metal.

  ‘In those far off days I used bits of bird feather, rabbit fur and silver paper wrapped around a hook.’

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  • ‘Louise began experimenting with different materials in an attempt to bring the outdoors inside, graduating from silver paper to specialist hobby paints.’
  • ‘But I didn't expect him to give me a rectangular box wrapped in silver paper with a card reading the name Keith.’
  • ‘‘Look,’ she said, touching it with both her hands to emphasise the point, ‘it's wrapped in silver paper.’’
  • ‘Add a strip of silver paper to cover flame edges.’

• 2archaic Fine white tissue paper.

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  • ‘There is a tariff on papers known commercially as copying paper, filtering paper, silver paper, and tissue paper.’