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cat's silver en · NOUN

Etymology

Calque of German Katzensilber

Meanings

  1. (archaic, uncountable) mica
    • Another variety of mica in spangles of a yellowish gold, or whitish silver colour, is known all over the world, by the ridiculous names of cat's gold, or cat's silver. 1827, Universal Geography: Or A Description of All Parts of the World, page 98: