silver chain

collocation in English

meaningsofsilverandchain

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silver
adjective
uk
/ˈsɪl.vər/us
/ˈsɪl.vɚ/
made of silver, or of the colour ...
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chain
noun
uk
/tʃeɪn/us
/tʃeɪn/
a series of things of the same type connected in a line, or a series of people standing in ...
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(Definition ofsilverandchainfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsilver chain

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A lord mayor carries a symbol of his office—a gold chain or gold andsilverchain—which is regarded as an article of personal adornment.
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It is roughly three inches in diameter, and it is set in a silver setting attached to asilverchain.
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The chain is gold for the navy and for army and air force generals; others wear asilverchain.
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He ties the striga with asilverchain, which she breaks free of, despite silver being an antithesis to monsters of magic.
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In her sea bird form, she flies with a flock of enchanted birds, with each pair joined together by asilverchain.
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The earliest versions of the medal were worn on asilverchain.
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In 1953 the medal was a silver oval 67.8 mm by 50 mm on asilverchain82 cm in length.
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Thin ornamental gold orsilverchainworn around the midriff, under clothing.
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There used to be a silver tie-clip, which consisted of asilverchainwith the school crest silver pendant suspended from the chain.
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The medallion is surrounded by asilverchain.
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He had been going off to take care of a monster, and she happened to be in the tower with it, bound with asilverchain.
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He was accused of eating off silver plate, keeping a guard dog in his bedroom with asilverchain, and of too much revelry with earls and knights.
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Officers were dressed in scarlet jackets with white collars and cuffs, silver cords andsilverchain epaulettes; regimental facings, white pants, half boots and round black hats with regimental feathers.
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Silver is the nemesis of werewolves, as even a relatively light binding ofsilverchaincan not be broken by one.
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Accessories are limited to one set of gold or silver posts (earrings), a simple cross (necklace) or religious medal on a gold orsilverchain, and a simple hair-tie.
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In this attack, the silver chains were broken and the swans transformed into old, withered people.
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The figure was originally attached to the flowering shrub by silver chains around its fetlocks, but these chains have completely decayed.
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In another, they wore long black dresses, accessorized with heavy, padlocked silver chains.
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The skeptics naturally scoffed, especially when diviners paced the riverside meadows, hazel twigs, willow branches and silver chains limp in their hands.
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Necklaces were beaded gold or silver chains and worn in concentric circles reaching as far down as the waist.
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