silversmithing
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- noun
- /ˈsɪlvərˌsmɪθɪŋ/
- Marshall's training was in silversmithing at the Cleveland Institute of Art in the 1960s, where he learned various techniques.
Examples
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In arts-and-crafts class, she takes a turn at silversmithing to create some beautiful jewelry.
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Before starting my retirement to silversmithing, I spent over 19 years with IBM.
Blog text (20) -
But the silversmithing projects, we kept them locked up in the storeroom.
Fiction book (1993) -
A man named Sikyatala learned silversmithing from a Zuni man, and his craftsmanship quickly made silver jewelry into treasured adornments.
Academic text (2004) -
I feel the same... made a gorgeous ring and sold it for $150—after 12 hours of silversmithing classes at $40/hr and the cost of the materials... it's the love of creating wearable art that keeps us going!
Blog text (1) -
His career has spanned multiple fields, but he found his true passion in silversmithing after moving to the countryside.
Synonyms
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3.8
Making objects by shaping and joining pieces of metal
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3.5
Work that shapes metal into useful or decorative objects with tools
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5.8
A craft of making and fixing metal things by heating and hitting them
Surface Forms
Morphology
silversmithing = silversmith (transparent) = silver + smith + ing
The word is transparently formed from 'silversmith' plus '-ing', referring to the activity or craft associated with making silver objects.
Etymology
The word silversmithing comes from silver, the metal, plus smith meaning 'worker' or 'maker', the same smith in blacksmith and goldsmith, and the ending -ing meaning 'activity'. So, silversmithing is the craft of making objects from silver, often by hand.