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quicksilvering Definition


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quicksilver
noun
adj
    1. Said of someone's mind or temper, etc: fast, especially unpredictably so; volatile.
verb
    1. To coat (the back of a piece of glass) with an amalgam of tin in order to make it reflective.
Derivative: quicksilvery
adj
    Derivative: quicksilvering
    noun
      The reflective backing in a mirror.
    Etymology: Anglo-Saxon cwic seolfor, modelled on Latin argentum vivum living silver.



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