22 April 2015

silvery

[sil-vuh-ree]

adjective
1. resembling silver; of a lustrous grayish-white color:
the silvery moon.
2. having a clear, ringing sound like that of silver :
the silvery peal of bells.
3. containing or covered with silver :
silvery deposits.

Origin of silvery
1590-16001590-1600; silver + -y1

Related forms
silveriness, noun

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Examples from the web for silvery
– After all, those silvery tubes continue to work even today.
– After a quick breath at the surface, dolphins swim to the bottom of the pool and expel a long, silvery ring of air.
– Its flowers are tiny, greenish-yellow and globular, and its indented leaves have a silvery -gray sheen.
– Her silvery voice contrasted with his raspy singing.

Today’s aphorism

I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.

– Albert Einstein

On this day

22 April – Earth Day. The United Nations created International Mother Earth Day by resolution A/RES/63/278 to be celebrated on 22 April each year. It recognises that ‘the Earth and its ecosystems are our home‘ and that ‘it is necessary to promote harmony with nature and Earth‘.

22 April 1889 – at high noon, thousands rush to claim land in the ‘Land Run of 1889′ resulting in the creation of Oklahoma City and Guthrie with populations greater than 10,000 within a few hours.

22 April 1979 – birth of Daniel Johns, Australian musician, singer-songwriter. Played in Silverchair and The Dissociatives.

22 April 1995 – death of Maggie Kuhn, activist and founder of the Gray Panthers, who campaigned for nursing home reform and opposed ageism. She also fought for human rights, social and economic justice, global peace, integration, and mental health issues.